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Volume XVIII.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1901.

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THE MERCANTILE AGENCY
Established 1841,
R. G. DUN & CO.
Widdicomb Bld’g, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Books arranged with trade classification of names.
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Rapids, May 6 to9, and you will see
a large line of samples to select from.
Customers’ expenses allowed. Or if you
prefer, write him, care Sweet’s Hotel,
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present price if you get one. Write for
sample leaf and particulars.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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References: State Bank of Michigan and Mich-
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IMPORTANT FEATURES.

Page.

2. Getting the People.

3. Unprofitable Customers.
4. Around the State.

5. Grand Rapids Gossip.
6. Window Dressing.

7. Changed for Life.

8. Editorial.

9. Editorial.

10. Dry Goods.

11. Clothing.

12. Shoes and Rubbers.

14, Village Improvement.
16. The Meat Market.

17. Butter and Eggs.

19. The New York Market.
20. Woman’s World.

22. Hardware.

24. Brownie’s Mission in Life.
25. Commercial Travelers.
26. Drugs and Chemicals.
2%. Drug Price Current.
28. Grocery Price Current.
29. Grocery Price Current.
30. Grocery Price Current.

31. Clerk’s Corner.
Hardware Quotations.

32. In Bad Shape.

 

 

GENERAL TRADE REVIEW.

The sharp reaction which occurred
near the close of last week was of such
a character that under ordinary condi-
tions it could hardly have failed to
bring a disastrous panic. As it is,
while the reaction was considerable, the
recovery is prompt and the course of
prices is again upward. Observers are
congratulating the dealers that the set-
back puts off the probability of a more
serious reaction soon. Indeed it is quite
likely that the decline was the result,
largely at least, of the cautions that have
been given by financiers and of the cau-
tionary measures of the banks.

All records of the average of transpor-
tation stocks, and of many of the indus-
trials, were far exceeded before the re-
action Friday. The average of railway
shares went up to $102.56. Since the
reaction the recovery is rapid and prom-
ises to make more new records before
stopping. Asa cautionary measure the
banks are demanding broader margins
in securities, arguing that stocks which
have advanced so rapidly must be con-
sidered of less value as proportioned to
the price. Money rates have advanced
to Io per cent. as a resuit of the pres-
sure of demand. It is evident that the
banks propose to put on brakes as far
as opportunity is given. Money seems
to be plenty for all needs. Notwith-
standing the British loan gold is going
out in less quantity than is usual at this
time of year and the amount of circula-
tion for each inhabitant is constantly
increasing.

There has never been a time in the
history of the country when building
operations were being pushed to the ex-
tent now seen everywhere. In some
localities there is serious embarrassment
on account of the avalanche of orders,
for which it is impossible to obtain
materials. Dealers in structural steel,
lumber, builders’ hardware, glass, etc.,
are doing a rushing business. As an
indication of the confidence in the situ-
ation, the wages of 17,750 glass workers
have been voluntarily advanced 15 per
cent. Prices are firmly maintained in
the iron and steel industries and the
works are assured activity for months to

 

come on the orders already in hand.

Shipments of boots and_ shoes from
Boston show a good gain over the cor-
responding week of last year. In some
lines it has been found difficult to get
supplies for the shops fast enough to
meet the demand. Retail dry goods
trading is reported satisfactory, but
there is poor feeling among jobbers and
manufacturers. Raw wool is 5c lower
than last year at this time, which natur-
ally discourages the growers. Silks are
in better demand and prices are well
maintained.

A GREAT NEGRO.

Self-educated, handicapped by the
heaviest social and political weights,
Booker T. Washington has taken the
leadership of his race and of race
thought by sheer force of intellectual
and moral character.

His school at Tuskegee, Ala., is the
model and marvel of its kind. His
addresses, essays and books command
the attention of the English-speaking
world.

in a sense he isa theorist. That is,
he is treading an unknown way. But in
the same sense all pioneers of thought
and action are theorists. So far Wash-
ington has kept his bearings. So far
fruitful and flowering fields spring up
in his track.

There may be other and better ways
of negro advancement than the Wash-
ington way, but they have never been
pointed out. Certainly his way” is
plain—it is the way of industrial use-
fulness, good citizenship, sound morals
and pure religion. Unless all history
is at fault and all philosophy is false,
this way will lead to higher and hap-
pier ground.

At the moment, statistics of moral-
ity, insanity, health, etc.,-according to
the statisticians, are not encouraging to
the cause of negro education, but we are
inclined to the opinion that the negro
education of the past was not the best
adapted to the negro’s case. It wasa
very different sort from the Washington
system. Anyhow, such a character, such
a force, such a light as Booker T.
Washington can not pass in a genera-
tion. Something must remain to better
and to bless, for such greatness of mind
and purpose can not be wholly wrong.

Indian Territory, which increased in
population from 180,000 to 1890 to 39I,-
000 in 1900, is an aspirant for the same
territorial representation in Congress as
is now given to its neighbor, Oklahoma,
formerly a part of it. The white popu-
lation of the Indian Territory is largely
increasing.

 

That Pennsylvania merchant who has
remained in jail seven years for con-
tempt of court ought to have made the
court feel mighty small by this time if
it is as sensitive to contempt as it ap-
pears to have been.

 

China has been charged with about
$250,000,000. All that remains to be
done is to collect it.

 

Some men _ have a gallon of words to
every spoonful of thoughts.

 

NOT ALL ONE-SIDED,

The outside indications for a couple
of years have been that all Buffalo and
Buffalonians are stirred from center to
circumference with enthusiam about the
Pan-American and have with difficulty
contained themselves during the dreary
months of waiting One reads the excel-
lent papers of that city thoroughly with-
out finding a line indicative of discon-
tent or even suggesting a possibility of
local uneasiness. It would appear, how-
ever, that the natives talk the matter
over among themselves and that visit-
ing reporters for other papers have heard
some of this gossip and have set it in
printed circulation. A New York paper
the other day published a letter from a
correspondent who had been looking
into Pan-American matters and quotes
a Buffalo lady as saying: ‘‘Two years
ago all Buffalo was teasing for an ex-
position. We have got one now, and
now that we have got it, we wish the
Pan-American was in Borriboola-

Ghaa.’’ That will be criticised in pub-
lic by the Buffalo papers as showing
lack of local patriotism and_ public

spirit, but perhaps in many homes it
will strike a responsive chord.

Buffalo is a big city and, as is al-
ways the case with every city, its popu-
lation is made up of people who have
friends and relatives distributed all over
the country. That is an unusual com-
munity of any size which in 1893 had
no relatives near or remote who lived in
Chicago, and who in tgor will have
none living in Buffalo, Already the
mails from all sections are bringing into
Erie county friendly letters, expressing
interest in its residents and hinting at
an intention to make a long delayed
visit this summer. The Buffalonians
see themeslves playing the role of indi-
vidual hosts ten thousand times re-
peated. The prospect is not altogether
pleasing, it would appear, indeed it is
already decidedly appalling. Rents
this year took a big bound, for, the
boarding house business promising to
be brisk, everybody wanted to engage in
it. All summer long the cars, steam
and electric, will be crowded and the
citizens of Buffalo must stand up and be
jostled in the jam or walk to and from
their business. Then, after the expo-
sition is over, the forced and _ artificial
prosperity will fall with a dull and sick-
ening thud. They are already beginning
to think about that and the prospect is
not pleasing. The number of old ac-
quaintances and friendships which will
be renewed with Buffalo residents this
season promises to be something pro-
digious, and far off relatives are-com-
ing to eat a goad people out of house
and home. This is a phase of the case
which Buffalonians did not consider two
years ago when they were crying for the
exposition, but they can be depended
upon to meet the situation bravely and
make the best of it.

Now a fugitive from justice has been
captured in Chicago. It will soon be
the fashion in the Windy City to ask
the stranger within the gates ‘‘ What was
your namie before you came to Chicago?”’

 

  

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Getting the People

Some Merchants Should Write Their Own
Advertisements.

Probably the most subtile difficulty
the writer of advertisements has to con-
tend with is that of putting himself in
the place of the reader.

This is a difficulty which militates
strongly against the success of those best
posted, technically, in the trade con-
cerned. This fact is often adduced as
a strong argument in favor of the claims
of the professional advertisement writer
as opposed to the merchant's doing his
own work in that line. I am not pre-
pared to yield to this argument, although
there may be other reasons why it is ad-
visable to employ assistance. One fal-
lacy as to this proposition lies in the
fact that the merchant—or some one as
well posted, technically—must give the
writer the points to be considered and,
in doing so, as strong technicalities are
conveyed unconsciously, and are em-
ployed by the writer, as the merchant
would naturally use himself. The same
care to give the right data to the assist-
ant would eliminate this objection from
his own work.

I do not mean to assert that the pro-
fessional advertisement-writer may not
be so drilled in the principles of his
work as to be able to obviate this objec-
tion. It would be nonsensical to en-
trust the preparation of matter for the
great specialties and proprietary articles
to any who is not competent to deal
with this problem in the most effective
manner. But this sort of assistance is
not at the disposal of every country
merchant; and the mistake that is made
is_ in accepting any one with a facility
for jingling words together and thinking
that the quality of the work will be su-
perior to what the merchant could do
himself. As I said before, the merchant
is apt to convey to his writer all the ob-
jectional technicality and the result is
not as successful as would be the work
from first hands.

The merchant knows best what he
wants to sell. If he has given the mat-
ter consideration, as he must do more or
less if he is his own buyer—certainly
more than any outsider—he knows the
salient features that will commend the
goods to his trade.

There are merchants—successful deal-
ers, too—who can not write advertise-
ments. Of course, these should recog-
nize that fact and secure the best assist-
ance obtainabie. But there are many
others who could write successfully but
fail to discover that fact. These intrust
the work often to less competent hands
which, in addition, lack his complete
knowledge of the subject.

To get rid of technicalities it is nec-
essary to put oneself in the customer’s
place. In selling the goods the salesman
instinctively does this to a considerable
extent. The advertisement writer must
do the same intelligently. He must ask
himself what there is to be described
that will interest the customer and create
the desire to know more. It may be a
matter of quality or novelty or price,
etc., or a combination of these.

I wish to emphasize the assertion that
many merchants make a mistake in not
being their own advertisement-writers—
no doubt some make the opposite mis-
take. Do not trust too much to the
amateur word-jingler whose lack of
knowledge of the peculiar needs is
greater than his modesty as a publicist.
Some merchants make the mistake of
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in Kent County, also
FARM WAGONS, ROAD
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AND SURREYS.....

Call and inspect them. The prices will
astonish you, they’re so cheap.

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Wood and Coal.

A Few of the users in Allegan :

Jadge Philip Padgham, J. W. Chaddock,
H. C. Weeks, H. D. Moore,
Dr. W. H. Bills, Cc. R. Wilkes,
John Granger, Walter Knapp-2
Leonard Stein, H. Coykendall,
First Nutional Bank, M. DeWright.

Twenty-four in use in different parts
of Allegan and vicinity.

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That when you want clothes that
will give only the best satisfaction in
wear, fit and finish; clothes that will
suit not only yourself, but your wife,
and your friends, clothes that will give
you the distinction of being a perfeqt-
ly dressed man, come to the tailor
who makes a specialty of such cloth-
ing. Upstairs expenses. Downstair
satisfaction.

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able to snatch from pressure of other
duties to this important work. Each
should be the best judge as to whether
he should lessen his other work or en-
trust the writing to other hands, if rea-
sonably competent ones are available,
Deliberation and study are essentials to
successful work in this line, and if they
can be given by the one most interested
the better for the result. But each must
know his own qualifications and limita-
tions best. It is necessary, however, to
have one’s attention called to the sub-
ject to induce a consideration of his
own abilities.
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Phin Smith writes an advertisement
for his shirtwaist trade which is a curi-
osity for smartness of expression, but it
is a question whether the familiarity of
this style is attractive to the majority of
customers. Much of the writing is with-
out particular meaning as, for instance,
the first half of the third sentence.
There is in the production material for
a good advertisement, but it needs re-
writing on a more sensible plan. The
compositor would have done better to
use smaller and lighter display type
with the light border. The paragraph
is too solid looking to be generally read
—less words, more sense and more
white paper would have made a good
advertisement.

F,. C. Warne writes a good advertise-
ment, but is badly seconded by his
printer. The ragged look given to the
ornaments and the selection of type is
very unfortunate. The proportioning of
the display and the white space is bad.
It is one of those cases where the best
plan is to begin again.

Glenn & Van Deusen have a carefully
written advertisement which could be
much improved in the printing. For
instance, too much room is given to the
badly spaced display lines and useless
ornaments at.the left and not enough to
the lists of articles.

Fred Hubbard writes an advertise-
ment which is to the point and is well
proportioned to the space. His first
assertion is a little too sweeping to have
force, as many of his readers might
think, whether correctly or not, that his
collection might be exceeded in this
city. Every statement of this kind
weakens the assertion. The display
would have been improved by making
the signature a little smaller, to corres-
pond with the address.

John F. Dryden gives a carefully
prepared and very effective furnace ad-
vertisement. The wording is sufficient,
although about as simple as it can be,
and the proportioning to the space is
exceptionally well done. The use of so
much fine border would be an objection
in a poorly-printed paper, but as it
works here, contrasted with moderately
heavy type, the result is exceptionally
good.

S. E. Hosmer & Co. start out with
an axiom which may interest enough to
gain a reading of the paragraph. The
printer has done his work judiciously.

The Kalamazoo Cycle Co. adheres to
the use of the astonisher in the first line
with no excuse except to make it fill up.
The advertisement is simple and the
printer’s work would have been good if
he had used more white space inside
border.

James Fleming writes a simple state-
ment which may be sufficient if his lo-
cation is well advertised. It would do
no harm to give room for an address.

Mr. Arvidson gives the most impor-
tant display in his advertisement a
small space in the lower right hand cor-
ner. I think the display of generalities
like the first lines of this advertisement,
having no relation to anything, is a poor
use of space.

W. H. Benedict knows how to write
a good grass seed advertisement and his
printer has done his work well. The
border is adapted only to a well-printed
paper.

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Class.

He is a thin faced little man with a
black beard, and one of the most care-
ful in his business methods that you
ever saw. They say up in his part of
the country that he stops his clock Sat-
urday night and starts it going again
Monday morning to save the machinery
as much as possible. He is the man
who carries his shoes in his hand until
he gets within sight of the village,
wears them while in town and goes home
barefoot. It may be inferred from the
foregoing that Mr. Smith is not a profit-
able customer.

Still that has nothing to do with the,
story in hand. He came in one bitter
cold day last winter, and after warming
himself at the stove asked if we had any
good butter. We had. Was it good?
Of course. No butter ever entered or
left our store that was not gilt edged,
rose scented and touched with the
magic wand of ever blooming youth.

‘*How do you sell it?’’

‘* Twenty-five cents. ”’

‘* Twenty-five cents?’’

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‘A pound?’’

‘*Yes; that’s the price.’’

‘‘Gee! Pretty steep, ain’t you?’’

‘*No, not the way the market is now.
You see,there is hardly any butter com-
ing in, and we have trouble to get
enough to supply our trade at the. pres-
ent price.’’

‘*But that’s an awful pile of money—
twenty-five cents for a pound of butter.
I’ve sold lots and lots of it for a shil-
lin’ and fifteen cents.’’

‘“‘I don’t doubt that a bit, but it
wasn't at this time of year. If you'll
wait until next summer | suppose I
can sell you butter cheaper than that.’’

‘*Mebbe you kin, but that’s the worst
of it. Next summer I’]l have enough
of my own, and you won’t want to pay
me nothin’ for it.’’

‘*1’ll pay you as much as I would any-
one, providing your butter is all right.
In order to get the best prices for things,
you must have them when the demand
is the best and the supply the smallest.’’

‘*Tell you what I’ll do. I’ll buy some
from you now, and pay you for it in
butter next summer when we're making
lots of it.’’

‘*All right, I'll do that.
be accommodating.’’

‘‘Well, then give me two pounds, and
I’ll_ bring you back two pounds for it
about the first of June.’’

‘No, I don't think I’d like to play
that way. If I sell you fifty cents’
worth of butter now, you’ll have to bring
fifty cents’ worth when you settle for
it.”

‘‘Well, but a pound of butter’s a
pound of butter, ain’t it?’’

‘*I suppose it is. But I shouldn’t like
to sell you fifty cents’ worth of goods
now and take 25 cents for it next spring.
How long do you suppose we could
keep store if we did business that way?
I’d rather get paid for it now, and then
give you the market price for your but-
ter when you bring it.’’

‘*But I’d be giving you two for one
that way.’’

‘*Maybe you would. But how would
you like to sell me butter next summer
at a shilling and take y6ur pay in butter
next winter at twenty-five? You see, the
rule works both ways. All we want is
the market price for the goods, and
that’s all I asked you in the first

Anything to

‘‘Butter’s too high for a poor man to
eat now, anyway."’

That was a statement that couldn't be
disputed. After a while he said:
‘Lemme see your butter.’’

The inspection was made, and the
comments ran thus:

‘*That ain’t very good butter, that
there. It tastes kinder mouldy, like.
Lemme see that roll over there. There,
that’s better, only, whew! it’s full of
salt. Them folks what made that
wa’n’t afeerd of their salt none, nor
nothin’. How’s that in the little jar?
That’s all right, I guess. Say, couldn’t
you lemme have some of that for twenty
cents? I wouldn’t never tell no one.’’

‘*T don’t see how I could. We paid
twenty-three for it.’’

‘*Oh, you can do it all right enough
if you want to. You know I’ve spent
lots of money in your store. You'd bet-
ter. I’ve got to shoe up all my family
when it comes spring, and you’!l] make
twice over what you’d lose on the but-
ten. |

‘*I couldn’t possibly sell it less than
the price. We have trouble now in
keeping enough good butter on hand to
supply our customers. ’”’

‘Say, twenty-five cents is awful steep
for butter. I wouldn’t buy none, only
that the woman’s sick, and she’s be’n
hankerin’ fer some fer about two weeks.
I told her if she wouldn’t keep her
mind on it all the time she’d soon get
over it, and we could save the money
for a new cultivator. I’ve got to have
one in the spring. Meat fryings and
flour gravy’s good enough fer a’most any-
body, and cultivators cost a ter’ble lot
now. Hain’t you got no butter fer less
thah twenty-five?’’

We had some cooking butter that
could have been sold for considerably
less, bnt I thought of the poor woman
lying there all those days without the
one thing that she craved so much, and
I told a lie that I hope the recording
angel made allowances for ina marginal
note.

‘*No, this is all we have.’’

‘*Say,’’ said he with a sudden spasm
of liberality, ‘‘if I was to buy half a
pound of that butter, d’ye think you
could do. it up so’s ’twouldn’t melt on
me going home?”’

Here was a question of magnitude.
But after due deliberation and, consider-
ing the fact that the thermometer stood
at about zero, I risked the assertion that
the deed could be done.

‘‘Then wrap it up. I hope the wo-
man’ll be satisfied when she gets this.
She may hoiler a little because ther’
hain’t more of it, but when folks is poor
they’ve got to be careful. My old father
always had that fer his motto, and he
knowed what he was talking about, too.
Let me have three plugs of chewin’ and
I’ll get along toward home. I s’pose
the woman’ll be ravin’ crazy if she
don’t get that butter pretty soon.’’

George Crandall Lee.

> 6.
Did Not Pray For Butter.

Olivia is a little girl who was ona
visit toher grandparents. She was well
acquainted with the Lord’s prayer, but
did not say it at night. The other even-
ing at bedtime she repeated her ‘‘ Now
I lay me’’ as grandma sat beside her
cot. Just as good-nights were about to
be exchanged she remembered about
the Lord’s prayer and said:

‘“‘When I’m home I sometimes pray
to God to bring us bread. ”’

‘*Do you, dear?’’ said grandma, ‘‘and
butter, too, I suppose?’’

‘“‘Nope, I don’t pray for
*cause the butter man brings it.

butter,
Goo’

 

 

place.’’

night, gramma.’’

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Around the State

Movements of Merchants.

New Buffalo—Fred Schrader has pur-
chased the grocery stock of F. A. Sieb.

Caro—Geo. P. James succeeds James
& Ayers in the flour and feed business.

Frontier—Marion MHadox has pur-
chased the meat market of Ralph Blount.

Albion—W. H. Rogers has opened
his new shoe store in the Perkins block.

St. Clair—Geo. Beyschlag has _ pur-
chased the meat market of Wm. Lind-
say.

Manistee—August
Holmes & Carlson
ness.

Kalamazoo—N. N. Davison succeeds
Davison & Moore in the bakery busi-
ness.

Frankfort—F. O. Wickham has sold
his hardware stock toC. F. & B. M.
Collier.

Wyandotte—Martin & Craig continue
the hardware business of Mace, Martin
& Craig.

Belleville—John S. Wright has pur-
chased the general stock of Albert A.
Chesman.

Eureka—Eli Kirby has sold his gro-
cery stock and meat market to Geo,
Manning.

Willow—Chas. H. Mooney has sold
his general merchandise stock to Avery
J. Chilson.

Colfax—Jos. F. Fournier, dealer in
general merchandise, has removed his
stock to Bay City.

Kalamazoo—Vanderbilt & Gildea suc-
ceed the Chicago Coffee Co. in the tea
and coffee business.

Detroit—Harry Bates has purchased

 

 

Holmes succeeds
in the meat busi-

the grocery, flour and feed stock of F.

Schumacher & Son.

Pontiac—J. W. Hart & Co., dealers
in flour, feed, coal and hay, have sold
out to A. J. Johnson.

Lansing—L. W. Hull has purchased
the interest of his partner in the grocery
firm of Hull & Lewis.

Jasper—Deland & Burt, general deal-
ers, have dissolved partnership. I. M.
Burt continues the business,

Ann Arbor—Wm. E. Pardon is suc-
ceeded in the grocery and meat busi-
ness by Overbeck & Klinger.

Quincy—C. E. Wise, engaged in the
department store business here, has re-
moved his stock to Coldwater.

Moline—E. C. Nevins is erecting a
building to be used as a drug store,
postoffice and bicycle repair shop.

Port Huron-—Davy & Co. continue the
grocery business formerly conducted
under the style of Spring & Davy.

Bellevue—H. H. Maatch has engaged
in the meat business. He purchased the
market belonging to J. W. Madison.

South Haven—The East Side meat
market has changed hands, H. L. Dag-
gett having sold out to R. Goodrode.

Eaton Rapids—The Eaton Rapids
Co-operative Association succeeds Wm.
Brahmer & Co. in the grocery business.

Mendon—Frank Austin continues the
lumber and builders’ material business
of Beckley & Austin in his own name.

Nashville—T. J. Navue has sold his
grocery stock to H. C. Glasner, of Cen-
terville, formerly proprietor of the busi-
ness.

Copemish—McGuire & Gleason, agri-
cultural implement dealers, have added
a store room to their building 100 feet
deep.

Harbor Springs—Benj. Segal has
added a line of carpets and millinery to
his stock of men’s furnishings, clothing
and dry goods.

 

Deerfield—W. F. Weisinger has _pur-
chased the interest of his partner in
the general merchandise firm of Weisin-
ger & Salisbury.

St. Joseph—Mrs. S. E. Bradford has
purchased the interest of Miss Sophia
Komitch in the millinery firm of Brad-
ford & Komitch.

Flint—Hewes & Hopkins have merged
their drug and grocery business into a
copartnership under the style of Hewes
& Hopkins, Limited.

Horton—L. W. Delavan has sold his
drug stock to Clinton Joseph, formerly
of Quincy, who will continue the busi-
ness at the same location.

Saginaw—Chester A. Record, former-
ly with Hammond, Standish & Co.,
has entered the employ of the Saginaw
Cold Storage & Produce Co.

Sebewaing—F. W. Hubbard and John
Ryan have sold their private bank at
Sanilac Center to B. R. Noble & Co.,
who will shortly merge it into a State
bank.

Kalamazoo—H. H. Boylan & Son is
the style of the new firm formed to suc-
ceed Thayer & Boylan in the agricul-
tural implement, wagon and _ harness
business.

Muskegon—A. E. Diephuis, for the
past two years in the employ of Ole
Peterson & Co., grocers, has engaged
in the boot and shoe business on his
own account.

Ann Arbor—John Goetz, senior mem-
ber of the grocery, flour and feed firm of
John Goetz & Son, has retired from the
business. Wm. Goetz will conduct the
business hereafter.

Chelsea—Kempf & Co., dealers in
lumber, lime, produce and poultry, are
succeeded in the lumber and grain busi-
ness by the Wm. Bacon-Holmes Lum-
ber, Grain & Coal Co.

Fenwick—S. H. Rinker, general deal-
er, was nearly suffocated one day last
week while endeavoring to assist a
neighbor in saving his household effects
from destruction by fire.

Eastmanville—S. Lieffers has moved
into the store building which has lately
been repaired for him. He will carry a
general line of goods, including berry
boxes and patent medicines.

Leesburg—G. M. Hudson has sold
his stock of general merchandise to
Bradford Bros. They will also have the
management of the Thomas warehouse
and engage in the grain business.

Sault Ste. Marie—Rossa Barr, for-
merly with the Soo Supply Co., has
purchased the interest of John Mosher
in the grocery firm of H. J. Ramsey &
Co. The style remains the same.

Traverse City—Frank Meads, for sev-
eral years employed in the drug store of
James G. Johnson, has decided to en-
gage in business for himself and has
purchased the drug stock of P. W. Kane.

Newaygo—The report that J. H. Ed-
wards & Son had sold their hardware
stock to Alfred Tyler, of South Haven,
is denied by the former, who announce
their intention of indefinitely continuing
the business at the old stand.

Milan—Webb- Blackmer, who _ has
been in Dakota for the past year, has
formed a copartnership with E. A.
Farrington to continue the grocery and
crockery business of Hitchcock & Far-
rington. M. W. Hitchcock has retired
from trade.

Saginaw—At the last meeting of the
Saginaw Butchers’ Association resolu-
tions were adopted authorizing the
butchers to close their shops at 6:30
every evening, excepting Monday and
Saturday, and also abolishing the open-
ing of the stores Sunday morning.

 

About ninety butchers were present and
signified their intention of abiding by
the resolutions.

Lansing--Anson R. Hardy, adminis-
trator of the estate of the late Geo. O.
Young, has this week sent checks to the
creditors of the deceased to the amount
of 6 per cent. of their claims. The out-
standing debts were. $3,501.82 and the
net assets available for the creditors
were $217.60.

Detroit—Wright, Kay & Co. have
filed articles of limited partnership.
Those composing the partnership are
Henry M. Wright and John Kay as gen-
eral patrners, and Jacob S. Farrand,
Jr., Albert M. Henry, Harry Milward
and Maria A. Milward as special part-
ners. Jacob S. Farrand, Jr., has con-
tributed $35,000; Albert M. . Henry,
$25,000, and Harry Milward and Maria
A. Milward $12,500 each to the part-
nership funds. The partnership began
May 3 and is to continue until May 3,

1906,

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Ashley—The new stave mill of C. E.
Chittenden has been completed and is
running.

Onaway—R. H. Cates is to erect a
flooring mill here which will employ
twenty-five men.

St. Johns—Wm. Tucker is succeeded
by Fred D. Parks in the cigar manu-
facturing business.

Williamston—Young & Kinne have
purchased the cigar manufacturing busi-
ness of Ed. Dakin.

Detroit—The Frisbie Manufacturing
Co., manufacturer of bluing and ex-
tracts, has merged its business into
a corporation under the same style.

Adrian-—The Economy stove factory,
located at Somerset Center, will shortly
be removed to this place. It is expected
that operations will begin by July 1.

Vanderbilt—D. B. Lisk is building a
small sawmill two miles south of this
place. A tram road two miles long will
be built from the mill into a tract of
timber.

Ypsilanti—Worden & Whitman, ma-
chinists and manufacturers of toys, have
dissolved partnership. The business
will be continued under the style of A.
Worden & Son.

Standish—The Michigan Manufactur-
ing & Mercantile Co., general dealer
and manufacturer of staves and head-
ing, has sold its merchandise stock
to Francis & Grow.

West Haven—The Callard Bros. Fur-
niture Co. has received propositions to
remove its plant to Alma and Mt. Pleas-
ant. The reason for making a change
is to secure better shipping facilities.

Gaylord--The company composed of
Charles C. Rogers, of Kane, Pa., and
other Pennsylvania men is preparing to
build a large sawmill plant at Logan
Crossing, between this place and Van-
derbilt.

Gagetown—The Frutchey, McGeorge
& Co. elevator, which burned down

‘In proof of this, I cite this case:

 

here last winter, will be rebuilt. Ar-
ticles of agreement have been signed by
the company and five of our business
men, the latter taking a half interest in
the erection of a $5,000 building, which
is to be an up-to-date grain elevator
with gasoline engine and 50,000 bushel
capacity.

Detroit—Wm. T. Livingston has
merged his yeast manufacturing busi-
ness into a corporation under the style
of the Silver Yeast Manufacturing Co.,
with a capital of $25,000, fully paid in.
The stockholders are: John M. Dwyer,
David D. Cady, Byron E. Hamlin,
James H. Baldwin, Wilbur G. Squier,
William T. Livingston and Edward

Telfer, 250 shares each; LeRoy T.
Spencer, 200 shares; Sedgwick J.
Campbell, Guy.B. Cady, William J.

Vhay and D. B. Strickler, 125 shares
each; Charles N. Brown, 50 shares.

Detroit—When the proposed iron fur-
nace at Delray was first projected it was
expected to make the capital stock
$750,000, but it is now given out that so
many men were anxious to invest money
in the new industry that $1,000,000 has
already been subscribed, and that it is
now proposed to raise the capital to
$1,500,000. Andrew Green, of the Solvay
works, who has been pushing the project
along, appears to be filling others with
his faith that Detroit would be one of
the best points on the lakes for the man-
ufacture of iron and steel products, and
there are many predictions of big things
in store for the iron plant at Delray.
It is expected that with the establish-
ment of this industry a train of other
plants using iron will be built in this
vicinity.

Welcomes the Day of Relief.

Hart, May 4—The wail of a discour-
aged shipper which appeared in your
valued paper is entitled to careful con-
sideration. The poor devil has my sym-
pathy and I think every shipper along
this line: would put hand and shoulder
to any project that would give us relief
in the shipping business. We never
before experienced the annoyance in se-
curing cars and the hold-up that we
have the past winter. Then, too, the
matter of over freights has been very
annoying. I now have over $150 in
claims that it will take a year to ae.

n
March 9g, 1900, I made a claim for over
freights and March 15 of this year re-
ceived a check for the amount. It makes
a pretty good thing for the railroad
company if it has the use of $150 or
more of every shipper who is doing
business along the line. I sincerely hope
that Discouraged Shipper will find a
way out of the trouble that we can all
share in. Sympathizer,

New Schedule for Granulated.

The Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’
Association promulgated a new granu-
lated sugar card on May 6, as follows:

634 cents per pound.

4 pounds for 25 cents.

8 pounds for 50 cents.

16 pounds for $1.

——_> 0. ___
For Gillies’ N. Y. tea, all kinds, grades
and prices, call Visner, both phones.

 

 

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MILL SUPPLIES

Iron Pipe, Fitrincs, Vatves, ENGINE Trimmincs, Erc., Erc.
PUMPS AND WELL SUPPLIES

20 Pearl Street

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

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TOLEDO, OHIO
Want to buy Potatoes---Carlots.

    

 

 

 

  

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

5

 

Grand Rapids Gossip

The Grain Market.

Wheat has had rather a hard time dur-
ing the week. It has been raided by
the bears in order to depress prices,
notwithstanding conditions seem to fa-
vor an advance, as the visible showed a
good decrease of 1,680,000, Exports are
heavy, as usual, Argentine only ship-
ping 900,000 bushels, against 2,800,000
bushels last year. However, the fine
growing weather seems to count for more
than all the strong features. The market
for May finally was 2c under last week.
Another thing that is against the price
of wheat is the large speculation in rail-
road and industrial stocks, which at
present absorbs the speculative minds,
but, taking all things into considera-
tion, we fail to see any good reason why
wheat should be so low. While wheat
from farmers’ wagons in the U. K. has
advanced fully 3c a bushel, the price in
the United States is again down about
that much.

Corn has had the most exciting time
the past week. Prices for May rose to
58c—in the fine manipulating hands of
Geo, H. Phillips—that is, higher hy Ic
than corn has been since 1894. The ex-
treme high price has a tendency to
bring out more contract grade, which
caused a drop yesterday to 5Ic, being
7c under pinnacle.

Oats remained as strong as ever. Not
much can be recorded in that cereal, as
all offerings are taken at going prices.

Nothing is doing in rye. The season
is virtually over. Prices are about the
same as last—around 51c for choice in
carlots.

Beans seem to be sliding down in
price. While $1.75 is being asked for
handpicked beans in carlots, lower
prices are accepted. October beans are
quoted at $1.35, which seems to be ab-
normally high.

The flour trade is better than it has
been, both local and domestic. As cash
wheat is higher than option wheat,
prices remain steady. In mill feed there
is virtually no change as yet, as all is
wanted as fast as made.

Receipts of grain during the month
of April were: wheat, 217 cars; corn,
61 cars; oats, 25 cars; rye, I car; flour,
22 cars; beans, 5 cars; malt, I car;
bran, 1 car; hay, 16 cars; straw, 4 cars;
potatoes, 81 cars.

During the week the receipts were as
follows: wheat, 62 cars; corn, 4 Cars;
oats, 7 cars; flour, 3 cars; beans, I car;
bran, I car; hay, I car; straw, 2 cars;
potatoes, 17 cars.

Millers are paying 72c for wheat.

C. G. A. Voigt.

—__».22>__
The Produce Market. :
Apples—Ben Davis have advanced to
$3.75 per bbl.
Asparagus—Home grown commands
5oc per doz.
Bananas—Prices range from $1.25@
1.75 per bunch, according to size.
Beans—The market is gradually seek-
ing a lower level. Local dealers hold
handpicked at $1.75 in carlots and $1.80

 

 

in bag lots.

Beets—$1 per bbl. :

Butter—Factory creamery is steady at
18c. Receipts of dairy grades have
fallen off, due to the starting of cream-
eries and cheese factories, which take
the milk which previously went into
farm butter. Fancy commands I5c,
choice ranges from 12@14c and packing
stock moves readily on the basis of 10@

IIc.
Cabbage—Southern commands $2.25@

4 per crate, according to size. Home
grown stock is entirely out of market..

“ oe

 

Celery—Florida stock is in fair de-
mand at 75c per doz. bunches. 7

Cucumbers—Home_ grown have de-
clined to $1 per doz.

Eggs—The market is steady at 12c,
receipts being moved as fast as they
arrive. Dealers are no longer taking
in stock on the basis of case count, but
are candling all offerings, the loss-off
ranging from 3 to 6 eggs to the case.
The holdings in the various cold stor-
age houses in Chicago on May | aggre-
gated 382,000 cases, which is 4o per
cent. greater than was ever known at
the end of the April storage season.
The average cost of April eggs put in
the coolers in Chicago is 13c, which
means 14%c to come out and be even,
and that to sell at any profit the price
must be 15c next fall.

Green Onions—tioc for Evergreens;
1s5c for Silverskins.

Honey—Choice white is in large sup-
ply at 14@15c. Amber goes at 13@14c
and dark buckwheat is slow sale at Io
@i2c.

Lemons—Californias command $3 per
box. Messinas fetch $3.25 for choice
and $3.50 for fancy.

Lettuce—Hothouse stock is in good
demand, commanding 12c for leaf.

Maple Sugar—1o@1o%c for genuine
and oc for imitation.

Maple Syrup—$1 per gal. for fancy.

Onions—Bermudas command $2.75
per crate. Egyptians fetch $3.50 in
112 Ib. sacks.

Oranges—Mediterranean sweets fetch
$3.25. Seedlings range from $2.25@3.
California navels are getting scarce.

Parsley—4oc per doz.

Parsnips—$1.25 per bbl.

Pieplant—$1.25 for 50 lb. box.

Plants—75c per box of 200 tomatoes or
cabbage.

Potatoes— Local
price firm at 35c.

Poultry—Receipts are not sufficient
for local requirements, in consequence
of which local dealers are compelled to
draw on Chicago for supplies. Local
dealers pay as follows for dressed:
Spring turkeys, 11@12c; old, 8@oc;
spring chickens, 11@12c; fowls, 10@
Iic; spring ducks, 114%@12c—old not
wanted at any price; spring geese, 9@
1oc—old not wanted. For live poultry
local dealers pay as follows: Chick-
ens, 9@ioc; medium and small hens,
8@oc; large hens, 7@8c; young tur-
keys, 9@Ioc; old turkeys, 8@9c; young
ducks, 9%@10%c; pigeons, 50@6oc
per doz.; squabs, $1@1.25 per doz. ;
broilers, 18@25c per Ib.

Radishes—20@25c per doz. bunches
for hothouse stock.

Seeds—Blue grass, $1.25@1.50; or-
chard grass, $1.40@1.60; red top, 75c@
$1.50; timothy, $2.10; medium -clover,
$6.25 @6.75 ; mammoth, $6. 50@7 ; alsyke,
$7.50@8.

Spinach—40@5 oc per bu.

Strawberries—$I.75 per case of 24
pints for Mississippi stock; $3.25 per
case of 24 quarts.

Tomatoes—$1.75 per 4 basket crate.

Turnips—$1 per bbl.

Vegetable Oysters—z2oc per doz.

> 2. ____.

dealers hold their

The Furniture Combine in Statu Quo.

The proposed furniture combine ap-
pears to be in statu quo. The project
is now up to Wall Street and the chief
promotor and his cohorts are anxiously
awaiting the decision.

Rumor has it that the Windsor Fold-
ing Bed Co., of Chicago, the Hastings
Table Co., of Hastings, and the Estey
Furniture Co., of Owosso, are the latest
additions to the list of establishments
on which Promotor Marston has secured
options. Mr. Moyer, of the first named
establishment, was in town last week,
and is known to have had a conference
with Mr. Marston, which gives color to
the report that his institution is being
considered in this connection.

Report has it that the stockholders of
the New England Furniture Co. are to
receive cash for their holdings, dollar
for dollar, the surplus to be taken in
bonds.

 

The Grocery Market.

Sugar—Raw sugars are strong and
prices show an advance of %c, making
the present price of 96 deg. test cen-
trifugals now 45-16c.  Refiners are
ready buyers for what stocks are offered,
but importers are holding supplies for
still higher prices, as indications now
are for a further advance of 1-16c with-
in the next ten days. The visible sup-
ply of raw sugar is 2,600,000 tons, show-
ing an increase of 490,000 tons over the
same time last year. The stronger and
higher market for raw sugar stimulated
the demand for refined and a large vol-
ume of business was done in anticipa-
tion of the advance which took place on
the 3d. This advance was to points on
all grades, with the market very firm at
the advance and with indications of a
further advance of Io to 15 points during
the next two weeks, as soon as the
heavy spring demand sets in.

Canned Goods—The past week has
been, comparatively speaking, a quiet
one in the canned goods market. While
the general feeling is very strong and
the market firm, there have been prac-
tically no changes in general values. It
is reported from all sections of the
country that the consumption of canned
goods is very large, yet the jobbers seem
to be allowing their stocks to become
exhausted. In view of the fact that the
consumption is so large and stocks so
small, the fact that spot canned goods
do not improve in value is a problem
difficult to solve. Tomatoes are in a pe-
culiar position. Some packers are hold-
ing at an advance of 2%c per dozen,
while others will sell at previous prices
and in some cases even make a slight
concession. The demand for these
goods at any price is very light. Corn
is firmly held, but buyers are apparently
unwilling to pay the prices asked and
very few sales are made. As the pea
season grows nearer, the more numerous
are the enquiries that come from all sec-
tions regarding the pea crop. Reports
from Maryland are that not for a num-
ber of years have the weather conditions
been so favorable to the growing of
peas. This time last year there was a
great ado about the pea louse. The
vines are just as large now as they were
at that time, and there is not the slight-
est sign of the louse. Everybody con-
tends that there is going to be a good-
sized crop of the early pack of the June
peas, and if nothing unforeseen occurs
between now and the time for the ma-
turity of the crop, the quality is going to
be excellent—far better than it has been
for a number of years past. There is a
good demand for the spot goods at un-
changed prices. There are no new de-
velopments in the pineapple situation.
All reports are that the crop is in excel-
ient shape and the best grown in many
years. All indications now point toa
very good crop of peaches, not so much
in quantity as in quality, although it is
expected that there will be enough for
all requirements. The spot market will
not be affected because of the coming
crop, as it is well known that at to-
day’s quotations first-class peaches can
not be packed or sold at a profit. It is
another matter of record that the peach
market has not declined, although ap-
pearances would indicate it. The ad-
vance in the price of empty cans will
also be a factor to be calculated on in
the new prices for peaches, and it will
not be a small one. Gallon apples are
slightly easier. Salmon is firm for all
except Columbia River fish, which is
dull and easy. The demand, however,
is comparatively light. The catch of

 

salmon on the Columbia River, accord-
ing to a letter from Astoria, is only
about 50 per cent. of what it was last
year.

Dried Fruits—Dealers report a fair
movement in dried fruits, most of the
orders, however, being for small lots
for immediate requirements. Stocks of
all kinds of dried fruits are not heavy
and are being gradually reduced. The
larger sizes of prunes are in good de-
mand and are held firmly at quotations,
40-50s and 50-60s being scarce and most
wanted. There is a fair trade on 60-70s
also, but trade in the other sizes is of
small proportions. There is a slight im-
provement in the demand for three and
four crown raisins. Stocks in dealers’
hands are light and in the event of any
decided increase in the consumptive de-
mand, some heavy purchases: would
have to be made to supply the demand.
The reports of crop damage on the coast
have caused the local trade to wake up
a bit on both apricots and peaches.
Trade in both of these articles has been
very good, there being considerable
speculative buying. The cheap grades
of apricots are well cleaned up and
stocks of the fancy grades are being
gradually reduced. The demand for
peaches has greatly improved and we
look for higher prices soon. Dates are
selling moderately well at a considerable
shading of prices, holders showing pres-
sure to sell in order to carry as light
stocks as possible over until next sea-
son. Figs continue in fair demand and
stocks are considerably smaller. Prices
have been advanced %c more and some
further increase may be looked for soon.
Stocks of layers to be carried over in
cold storage will be the lightest ever
known. The currant market is consid-
erably weaker and prices have declined
4Y@«c.

Rice—Owing to the small supplies of
rice on hand in the South, the market
has advanced ic, with prices still show-
ing a hardening tendency. The statis-
tical position favors sellers and, as the
prospects are good for an increased
spring demand, holders remain confi-
dent.

Molasses and Syrups—Owing to the
approaching warm weather, the demand
for molasses is not very brisk. Hold-
ers, however, are very firm in their
views, especially on mixed molasses,
which, in sympathy with the strong
glucose market, is very firm. Prices on
canned molasses show an advance of 5@
1oc on the different size cans. The corn
syrup market, too, is very firm, and
owing to the strength of glucose and the
increased cost of tin cans, prices on
canned syrup have been advanced 2c.

Fish—The stock of fish in the curers’
hands now is quite a little smaller than
it was last year at this time and it looks
now as if the supply from now on will
be much lighter than it was last year,
as owing to the feeling among the fish-
ermen that it will be a good mackerel
year, a number of the vessels that were
codfishing last year, this year have
changed over to seining. Prices will
probably not vary much from what they
are now.

Nuts—The peanut market is in good
shape and prices show an advance of
Yc, with demand good at the advance.

Rolled Oats—The rolied oats market -
is very strong and prices are advancing,
having gone up 2oc per barrel and 5c
per case during the past week.

Pickles—Pickles are in good demand
at previous prices. Purchases are, how-
ever, mostly for small lots for immedi-
ate consumption.

  

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

Window Dressing

Rainy Day Trims—Making Boxes Attract-
ive to the Purchaser.

Human nature is such that some things
are never bought except when people
are compelled to purchase them, and
this is particularly true of articles that
serve a merely temporary purpose. Um-
brellas are not beautiful or constantly
useful and many people never buy one
until the downpour of rain compels them
to do so. Make it a constant rule that
just as soon as rain begins falling um-
brellas shall go into your windows and
into your outdoor showcases. Clear out
your windows and fill them up with um-
brellas and appropriate price cards, so
that umbrellas and rain attract the at-
tention of your customers simultaneous-
ly. Prepare price cards for you um-
brella trims ahead of time, so that you
always have a sufficient number of fresh
cards in stock. Then make umbrella
stands, which you can get atin an in-
stant of time. A _ block of wood with
auger holes bored in it can be made at
any time and can be finished in any
style you desire. It will make the best
kind of a stand for a display of um-
brellas. A rack can be made of boards
with auger holes bored in them, which
can be put together with screws and put
in the window back on short notice. It
is a good thing to have the rack cover
the whole window back and to arrange
the umbreilas parallel and close to each
other with their handles downward, so
that the umbrellas are arranged like the
row of shingles ona house. This ar-
rangement is particularly good when it
is desired to bring fancy handles to the
attention of customers prominently.
Half circles of wood attached to the
sides of the windows with lines of auger
holes bored in them at different angles
will enable the trimmer to make um-
brellas project from the sides of the win-
dow at different angles in a more or less
irreguiar fashion. By using different
shaped strips of wood with the auger
holes bored at different angles the um-
brellas may be made to assume any fig-
ure that is desired.

Rainy day coats and mackintoshes
should also be put in the window when
they are carried in stock, and it is well
to keep on hand cards descriptive of
their good qualities. A wise trimmer
will make a point of always having
price cards ready for use in emergency
trims. The general design of a fancy
card can be prepared and a space left
for the insertion of the price in plain
lettering. Appropriate cards for an
emergency trim are particularly effec-
tive.

 

 

*x* * *

As the object of a window trim is to
sell goods, all considerations of an aes-
thetic nature are subordinate to that
end, and the trimmer has consequently
to take account of details that are ap-
parently trivial. One of these is the use
of boxes in window trims. It is a mis-
fortune that wholesalers do not pay more
attention to boxing their products in
such an artistic fashion that the boxes
themselves shall be attractive to the
purchaser. Too often goods are sent out
in boxes that have nothing to commend
them from the artistic point of view,
and it is absolutely necessary that the
boxes shall not appear in the window
when an artistic and agreeable effect is
to be produced. But so many trims
would be improved by the display of
part of the goods in bulk in the original
packages that whenever the trimmer
comes across goods packed in boxes that

 

are pretty and pleasing in themselves
he will do well to make as much use of
them as is possible in the trim. A point
that is often forgotten in putting in a
window trim is the effect that the boxes
shown will have on the general color
scheme of the window. For example, if
hosiery is displayed in bulk in boxes
covered with black or dark brown col-
ored paper care should be taken to in-
troduce enough color into the window
to offset any somberness of tone that the
boxes give the general scheme. This
consideration has weight when a trim of
goods is made where many boxes are
used. Ordinarily where few boxes are
used it is of little consequence, but
when the trimmer comes across a line
of goods packed in boxes that are pretty
in themselves he should try to show the
goods in bulk. in the window. A dis-
play of a single article suggests to the
mind of a spectator the purchase of a
single article. A dislpay of several ar-
ticles already put up in an attractive,
convenient package suggests a purchase
of a number of articles. Hosiery and
shirts can both be advantageously
shown in the window, ready packed for
delivery. Suspenders put up in boxes,
three pairs to a box, hosiery six pairs to
a box, shirts three or six to a box,
neckwear six or three to a box, all are
novel and profitable ways of making
displays of these goods. Cards should
be introduced into the window pointing
out in short, terse phrases the advan-
tage of having three pairs of suspend-
ers, so that the necessity of continual
changes is done away with and that ex-
tra pairs are at hand in case of emer-
gencies. Make a special price as an in-
ducement for the purchase of halfa
dozen shirts at a time and suggest that
every man needs at least two white, two
negligee and two stiff bosom shirts, and
that by buying them together he secures
a handsome box in which to keep them.
Do the same thing with your white and
colored handkerchiefs. See that they
‘are packed in tasteful and attractive
boxes that customers will wish to pre-
serve. The boxes are a continual adver-
tisement in the home. A busy man
glancing into a window where he sees a
number of articles already boxed attrac-
tively and conveniently will be twice as
apt to buy them as if the suggestion of
quick delivery had not been made to
him in that manner. Most men are as
ready to buy two or three articles, if
they strike their fancy, as they are to
buy a single article. Take advantage
of the fact and remember that such a
method of displaying goods may often
help you to introduce new styles of
goods to customers. For example, sup-
pose that you wish to induce some of
your patrons to buy a style of scarf that
they have not bought before. Make up
a bunch of half a dozen scarfs, a bat-
wing, a butterfly, an ascot, and so on,
in staple styles and colorings, and in
fancy styles and colorings, and make a
special price for their purchase in half-
ddzen lots, allowing the selection of
other patterns that shall be more _pleas-
ing, if necessary. Very often by such
a device half a dozen scarfs will be
bought where otherwise only one would
be bought, and customers will be led to
try new styles of neckwear, which will
broaden their tastes, to the ultimate ad-
advantage of the retailer. Because peo-
ple are accustomed to buying only one
article at a time some merchants think
that it is impossible to educate them in-
to buying several at a time. But a
great saving is effected in time and
money if people get into the habit of

 

Take account of this
window displays.—Ap-

large purchases.
fact in your
parel Gazette.
——_—__~>_0.__—
Invariably So.

‘‘Gracious, ’’ exclaimed the great mer-
chant’s friend, ‘your establishment is
simply stupendous. That tall, imposing-

—— man in that group yonder i is the
general manager, or something, I
suppose.

“*No, that’s a new $6a week clerk.
The short, quiet little man is the gen-
eral manager.”’

2 ____
Brooklyn has a minister who believes
a church should run on business prin-
ciples. He refused to accept an addi-
tion of $500 to his salary until the mort-
gage on the church is paid off.

 

 

  
 
 
 

 

INSTRUCTIONS
7 FOR ITS USE.

UDSON, Micx.

BUCKEYE AND SUMMIT
SEWER PIPE CO.

Akron, Ohio

W. S. & J. E. Graham, Agts.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Write us for Discounts

O U R GAS AND
GASOLINE
MANTLES

Are the best.

 

 

Glover’s Wholesale
Merchandise Co.,
Manufacturers, Importers

and Jobbers of Gas and
Gasoline Sundries.

Grand Rapids, lich.

 

 

Traveling Men Wanted.

 

S. A. ci eee & CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
25 CANAL STREET,
Wholesale

Petoskey Lime
Sheboygan Lime |
Akron and Louisville Cement
Atlas Portland Cement
Michigan Portland Cement
Sewer Pipe
Fire Brick
Flue Lining

Hard Wall Plaster
—_— Wall Plaster, —
Gypsum Wall Plas

Stucco, Hair, 5
Write for Prices.

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The Nineteenth Century has witnessed
wonderful development in mechanical

sciences—the railroad, telegraph, tele-
phone, electric car, all of which are so
necessary to mankind that we wonder
how the world thrived previous to their
invention.

The Twentieth Century will witness
greater progress, and the world is alive
with expectation.

The THOMAS AUTO-BI is a motor
bicycle brought to a high state of per-
fection, and it will rank as one of the
Twentieth Century wonders as its many
charming possibilities become known,
for it invites economy, pleasure and
utility to an extent not hitherto accom-
plished.

The THOMAS AUTO-BI entirely
dissipates the popular conception that a
motor bicycle is a heavy, dangerous
locomotive, to be ridden only on the
track by dare-devils, who invite death
every time they mount the ‘‘infernal’’
machine. As a matter of fact it is just
the opposite. It is nothing but an or-
dinary bicycle made stronger to meet
the new conditions, with a little motor
weighing about 23 pounds, the complete
bicycle weighing about 80 pounds.

IT DOES NOT SIDE-SLIP—The
weight of the motor is near the head, on
the lower tube, and rests principally on
the front wheel. Experience has proved
this to be the proper place. If the
weight were too high it would be top
heavy. If too low, gravitation will in-
terfere with turning corners. If too far
back, the front wheels would be too
light for steadiness or vibration, and
cause skidding. As a matter of fact,
the AUTO-BI is much steadier and is
equally as safe in snow, ice, or slippery
streets as any bicycle.

EED is easily controlled by the
rider, and is variable from three to
twenty-five miles per hour.

INVESTMENT-—lIt will take you at
least as far, as fast, as safely and pleas-
antly as the most costly automobile
made. The first cost ranges from 1-3
to 1-10. The cost of care and operation
I-20 to I-90. One gallon of gasoline
will run it 100 miles.

PRICE—Anticipating a_large trade,
the retail price has been fixed at $200,
allowing a discount to dealers, who will
give their patrons the same careful at-
tention as in the bicycle trade. We
have already placed agencies in several
of the larger cities of Michigan, and
would like to hear from responsible
dealers who want to put new life into
their business, and keep up with the
procession.

There is nothing a good dealer can do
which will make himself more talked
about and help him to bring new _busi-
ness than to secure the eet for the
THOMAS MOTOR CYCLE

Write for catalogue and further infor-
mation.

ADAMS & HART,

STATE AGENTS,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

ROOFING PITCH

State Agents

Established 1868.

Tarred Felt, Asphalt Paints,
Coal Tar,
Galvanized Iron Cornice,

2 and 3 ply and Torpedo Gravel
Ready Roofing, Sky Lights,
Eave Troughing,

Sheet Metal Workers and Con-
tracting Roofers.

H. M. REYNOLDS &

 

Ruberoid Roofing, Building, Sheathing and
Insulating Papers and Paints.

SON, Grand Rapids, Mich,

 

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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

7

 

CHANGED FOR LIFE.

 

Hair Which Turned White Within Twelve
Hours.

Every day,at a certain hour, at a cer-
tain street corner in this city, a young
woman stops the street car and slips
shyly into an inconspicuous seat. She
does her best to avoid attracting atten-
tion, but there is never a time when the
other passengers do not look at her with
open and undisguised curiosity. She is
a refined looking little woman who has
a position in a business office down
town. There is nothing in her appear-
ance to attract attention except the fact
that the hair coiled in heavy masses
above her youthful face is snowy white.
That white hair, like the hero’s in
Byron’s poem, ‘‘grew white in a single

night.’’ This is the way she tells how
it happened: ‘‘Several years ago I ac-
cepted an invitation from a_ school

friend to visit her in the country. She
lived in a rather lonely place, and with
the exception of the members of the
family, there was no one nearer than a
mile in any direction. It happened that,
appreciating the isolation of the house,
several other visitors had been invited to
meet me. They had all arrived before
me, and been duly assigned to their
rooms. I drove up after nightfall, and
was received with rather an apologetic
air. It seemed that all the bedrooms in
the main building had been assigned,
and it would be necessary for me to oc-
cupy, for one night at least, an apart-
ment on the second floor of one of the
outbuildings. I was then of anything
but a nervous disposition, and out there
in the peaceful country it seemed more
than ever unlikely that anybody or any-
thing could disturb me. So 1 willing-
ly consented and was shown to my
room. It was a large and comfortable
one, with several windows, and was ap-
proached by a staircase from the lower
floor, so built that it could be closed by
a door and a spring lock.

‘*My hostess and | sat and chatted a
while, and then she bade me a cheerful
good-night and left me. I heard her
shut the door after her, and the snap of
the spring lock, followed by the grat-
ing of the key as she turned it in the
lock, told me that I was a prisoner. I
leaned out of the window and asked her
why she locked me in. ‘Because,’ she
answered, ‘this lock turns only from the
outside, and either you must be a pris-
oner for to-night or leave the door open.
Shall I throw you the key?’ But I had
no thought of evil and told her that it
was a matter of no importance, merely
adding jestingly that she must be sure
to let me out early in the morning.
Then I went to bed.

‘‘I must have slept some hours, when
I suddenly experienced a feeling of ex-
treme terror, and woke up. A broad
flood of moonlight poured in at the
open windows. In the midst of the
white brilliancy I saw the silhouette of
a man sharply defined. It was a most
awful apparition. The man was fright-
fully disheveled. His matted hair stood
up from his head in every direction.
His clothing was in rags. He madea
strange and sinister outline against the
brightly-illumined window. Fortunate-
ly, as I know now, the moonlight did
not shine upon the bed. It was concealed
in the shadow, so that the intruder
could not see more of it than the vague
outline,and certainly saw nothing of its
very much alarmed occupant. Finally
the man—or ghost, as I thought him at

the time—began to advance ina furtive,

uncertain sort of way. He was approach-
ing me. I slipped from the bed on the

 

side farthest from him, and cowered
against the wall. Still he approached.
I crept towards a corner and, as luck
would have it, put my hand on the half-
drawn drapery which covered a sort of
alcove, where clothing was hanging. I
slipped behind this scanty protection,
but kept my eyes fastened upon the
stranger. He evidently neither heard
nor saw me, for, arriving at the bed, he
slowly allowed himself to sink across
the foot of it, and apparently fell into a
deep sleep. But imagine in what a
state of nervous dread I was! I dared
not call, for fear of waking the sleeper.
I could not get out, for the staircase
door was locked. I could not climb out
of the windows, for they were too high
from the ground. I can not describe to
you what I endured during that night.
‘*For hours I stood there, motionless,
not daring to move, every moment ex-
pecting something terrible to happen.
At last the day began to dawn. Still the
stranger slept. I cautiously and noise-
lessly issued from my place of conceal-
ment and took a position at a window
which overlooked the yard of the house,
hoping to attract the attention of the
first person who should be astir in the
household. I do not know how long
it was before one of the hired men
strolled leisurely into sight. I beckoned
to him and he saw me. But imagine
my consternation, when, instead of
coming to my assistance, he showed
every sign of alarm, and hastily ran in-
to the house. A moment later he returned
with several others and pointed to me.
I renewed my gestures and the whole
group was visibly disconcerted. And
then—thank heaven—my hostess came
out. I managed to convey to her, by an
imploring glance and outstretched arms,
that I wished to get out. She hastily
opened the door and I fell into her
arms, stammering out an account of
what had happened. Then the men
rushed upstairs and found my midnight
visitor sleeping peacfully. Afterwards
it was ascertained that he was an es-
caped lunatic, who had been at large
some days. He was made fast, and
some hours later delivered to the author-
ities at the asylum where he had been
detained. I was utterly prostrated by
the experience through which I had
passed. But the singular thing is that
within twelve hours my hair turned
white—as white as you see it now.”’
And that is why, no matter how un-
obtrusively she makes her way about,
her appearance attracts the attention of

strangers.
——___---~<> <> -———_

Bob Veal Good Enough For New Yorkers.

Binghampton, N. Y., May 3—A Nor-
wich, N. Y., jury refused to mulct a
farmer, who was accused of shipping
‘‘bob’” veal to New York, because they
thought the meat good enough for New
Yorkers. The action was brought by
the Attorney-General against a farmer
residing in South Edmeston, who was
charged with sending seventeen ‘‘bob’’
veals, or calves under four weeks old,
from South Edmeston to New York on
May 5, 1899. It was a test case and the
court house was crowded with grangers,
who watched the trial with interest. The
State endeavored to collect the penalty
of $1,700 against the farmer, but the
jury returned a verdict of $1.50. One
of the jurymen subsequently said that
they canvassed the matter thoroughly
and concluded that the veal, although
under legal age, was not unbealthful,
and that it was sold at a price that
placed it within reach of the poor of the
metropolis, thus making the defendant
a benefactor.

—___-22»___

Man is incorrigible. He swears he
will give up a bad habit—and then
keeps on swearing.

 

Hold the World’s Record.
From the Springfield Republican.

A_ local man claims that he has some
white Leghorn hens that now hold the
world’s record in the line of laying.
These seventeen hens laid 311 eggs dur-
ing March and 337 last month, making
a total of 648. They have not been

urged to lay in any manner, and are
tame, gentle hens, whose only idea is to
be useful,

8

When a man is beside himself, he
should never place much confidence in
his companion.

 

 

 
 
     

   

      

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ciated on a hot day than
a substantial fan. Espe-
cially is this true of coun-
try customers who come
to town without provid-
ing themselves with this
necessary adjunct to com-
fort. We have a large
line of these goods in
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to fill an order on such short notice if you can avoid it.

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County of Kent
y sworn, de-

John DeBoer, being du
poses and says as follows:
I am pressman in the office of the
Tradesman Company and have charge
of the presses and folding machine in
that establishment. I printed and
folded 7,000 copies of the issue of
May 1, IgoIl, and saw the edition
mailed in the usual manner. And
further deponent saith not.
John DeBoer.
Sworn and subscribed before me, a
notary public in and for said county,
this tourth day of May, Igot.
Henry B. Fairchild,
Notary Public in and for Kent County,
Mich.

STATE OF ot Kent |

 

 

STRENGTHENING OUR NAVY.

Although Congress at its last session
failed to make any provisions for addi-
tions to our fleet of warships, it must not
be assumed that a halt is tu be called
in the process of strengthening the
navy. Just what were the motives un-
derlying the failure of Congress to act
it would be difficult to analyze, but that
there was no intention of permanently
altering our fixed policy of annually
adding to the fighting fleet was made
clear by the fact that Congress directed
that plans be prepared by the Navy De-
partment, with detailed estimates of
cost, for the construction of two first-
class battleships and two armored cruis-
ers of the largest type, so that the next
Congress can take intelligent action
when it meets in December next.

That the shipbuilding interests are
convinced that there will be no halt in
the matter of building warships is at-
tested by the recently announced com-
bination of several prominent shipyards,
avowedly for the purpose of controlling
naval shipbuilding to a great extent.
It is intimated that Chief Naval Con-
structor Bowles will resign from the
navy, to take charge of the new combi-
nation as manager.

That the promoters of this trust know
full well that the policy of adding con-
stantly to the strength of the navy is
to be continued may well be believed,
and that the object of the trust is to
shut out competition in bidding for the
contracts there can be no doubt at all.
If it is true that Naval Constructor
Bowles is to take charge of such an en-
terprise, whose evident object is to
gouge the Government, then the circum-
stance is much to be regretted. It is
probable, however, that the use of Chief
Constructor Bowles’ name has been un-
authorized. Trust or no trust, however,
it still remains necessary to steadily in-
crease the naval establishment. Fortu-

 

nately, it will be less difficult for the
Government to fight the shipbuilding
trust than it was to combat the armor-
plate combine. The Government has
several navy yards fully capable of
building the largest class of warships.
Of recent years the work at the navy
yards has been confined to the repair of
vessels ; but such yards as the Brooklyn
and the Norfolk navy yards are fully
capable of building the largest ships,
while several of the other yards could
easily construct cruisers and the smaller
class of war vessels. The last vessels
built at Government yards were the
Maine, Texas, Cincinnati and Raleigh.
Two of these ships were built at Nor-
folk, and the other two at the Brooklyn
yard. While it is true that it took longer
at the navy yards to build ships than it
took contractors to build them, that was
due entirely to the easy-going ways of
the Government service.

Every other important maritime pow-
er builds at least a good percentage of
its ships in Government dockyards.
There is no good reason why we should
not do likewise. The idea that the con-
struction of ships by private firms en-
courages American industry and com-
petition will not hold now in the face
of the organization of the shipbuilding
trust.

Whether there is anything in the mat-
ter or not, the impression seems to be
general that Germany is more likely to
be a future naval antagonist than any
other power. It is Germany’s strength
at sea, therefore, with which we must
compare. At the present time we are
as strong, and possibly a trifle stronger,
than Germany in the matter of naval
force. When Germany has completed
the programme she now has in hand,
however, this country will be far in the
rear, unless steps are promptly taken to
meet the German increase. If this is
to be done, many new ships will have
to be authorized in the near future.

It is not merely the material of the
fleet that needs addition, but the per-
sonnel as well. There are not nearly
enough men to properly man the fleet,
while there is a woeful lack of officers.

An adequate reserve force for use in
case of war must also be provided if
every requisite is to be properly met.

The Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo has been opened to the public.
Not everything is in place and condi-
tion. It never is when an exposition
opens, but all reports indicate that in a
very few days the exhibits will all be
in order. Pictures and descriptions
make it evident that in external appear-
ance and in the variety and excellence
of the exhibit of all things American—
of all things belonging to the Western
hemisphere—the fair will be very great
indeed. Doubtless in many respects—
as in the display of electrical devices—
it will outstrip the great fair at Chicago.
So far comparatively little interest has
been expressed in the country at large.
This is due, doubtless, to the fact that
people are somewhat sated with great
expositions. However,in all probability
interest will grow as the season ad-
vances. Buffalo is a good city to visit.
It is the center of a beautiful region,
and in all probability it will have no
cause to regret the efforts it has put
forth to make the Pan-American Ex-
position great and attractive.

 

 

You can’t say anything against the
young ‘‘corn king’’ to the farmers.

 

Some men are so dignified that they
never unbend until they are broke.

 

SPECULATION AS TO POPULATION.

In an article published in the Novem-
ber, 1900, Popular Science Monthly, Dr.
H. S. Pritchett. found an equation from
which he deduced as a result hased on
the past rates of increase of the popula-
tion of the Republic forecasts for the fu-
ture. He finds that the rate of increase,
which was 32 percent. per decade in
1790, and 24 in 1880, will be 13 in Iggo,
but will not have sunk to less than 3 for
another thousand years, and will not be
zero for an indefinite time.

Major~ Charles E. Woodruff, of the
United States Army, in the April Pop-
ular Monthly of 1go1, takes the position
that population is limited by the food
supply. A country is said to be satura-
ted with population when it reaches the
point where it has all the population it
can feed.

Of course, under this notion every-
thing depends on the degree of civiliza-
tion. The wild tribes that live wholly
upon the products of the chase can
never increase in large numbers. The
difficulties of life and precariousness of
their means of subsistence necessarily
keep the population down. But in
countries in which agriculture is the
chief dependence a much denser popu-
lation can be maintained.

According to Major Woodruff’s calcu-
lations, a square mile of cultivated land
can produce 1,600 times as much food
as could an equal area occupied by wild
animals. Barbarous nations do not de-
pend on hunting, but rely on their flocks
and herds, which graze on the open
plains. It is held that in a grazing age
each family requires 2,000 acres, and
France could not support 50,000 of such
people. For centuries after the Norman
Conquest the whole of Europe could not
support 100,000,000, or about 25 per
square mile, while now there are 81.
Says the writer quoted :

America was saturated by savages in
pre-Columbian times, and they were
constantly at war for more room; but
the land has always been far from satu-
ration for civilized whites. Although
we now export enough food for a large
population, we can not produce very
much more, for all the useful land is
now taken up. Fully 60 per cent. of the
desert lands west of the tooth degree of
longitude will never have water on it,
and that alone will forever prevent us
being as densely populated as Europe.
Perhaps we can now support fully 125, -
000,000, or 34 per mile, a point which
Dr. Pritchett calculates we shall reach
in I925, at our present rate.

The writer quoted holds that it is a
law of population that its increase is
limited by the food supply, and when
a country contains all the people it can
support, the death rate must equal the
birth rate, so as to maintain a balance,
and that if this be not done by natural
causes it will be accomplished by spe-
cial means.

Under such conditions human life
will not be considered precious as it is
now, and there will be no such thing as
acquitting or pardoning criminals guilty
of capital offenses. The living will
only be too glad to shuffle off such
offenders who are not worth the bread
they would eat, and as for wars, they
would be welcomed in order to thin out
the excessive population.

This is in accordance with the theory
proposed by Thomas Malthus, promul-
gated about I00 years ago, and so it
would come about that every human be-
ing would look upon every other as a
menace to his welfare, a creature ready
to eat up the food that each one would
desire should be reserved for himself.
With what wolfish eyes we would then

 

regard every individual gathered around
a banquet board if there could be such
a thing as a banquet under such circum-
stances, when men would be reduced to
the condition of ravenous beasts.

It must be a long time before the civ-
ilized nations can arrive at such a state
of affairs. Cnoemistry is constantly mak-
ing new discoveries by which the fertil-
ity of the soil is maintained and in-
creased. It discovers the means of
making food out of refuse matters and
of making edible and nourishing sub-
stances that had not been previously so
considered ; and this science is only in
its infancy. It will sooner or later mas-
ter the art of so combining elementary
matters that food products may be
evolved out of mineral substances and
gases.

With such bright prospects before us,
it is entirely premature to trouble our-
selves with the gloomy anticipations of
the Malthusians. The Great Republic
will contain many millions of people
before the point of ability to support
them shall fail.

 

THE CENTER OF POPULATION.

As a matter of some interest, to show
in what direction there has been the
greatest growth of the Republic’s pop-
ulation, a bulletin from the Census
Bureau shows that the center of popula-
tion to-day is in Southern Indiana,
about six miles from Columbus, in Bar-
tholomew county. This isa long way
from the center of area, which, leaving
out Alaska and the recently acquired
possessions, is in Northern Kansas.

In 100 years the center of population
has moved westward 464 miles. In the
same I00 years there has been little var-
iation from the line of latitude on which
the center of population has moved
westward. In 1830, after the develop-
ment of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana, and after the annexation
of Florida, the center of population de-
flected southward of the thirty-ninth
parallel of north latitude; but in the
years after that the center of population
drifted northward again, and is now
farther north than it was before 1860.
The greatest change in the center of
population was in the decade ending in
1860; the slightest change, the decade
ending with 1900.

 

Fortunes big and little are made and
lost in Wall Street these days. The
winners in each day’s tourney congre-
gate in an uptown hotel at night and
nothing is too good for them. The bar
receipts at the Waldorf-Astoria last
Wednesday are said to have been $5,000,
although the statement of course is a
guess. The freest buyers at cafe and
bar are the winners of $10,000 to $25,-
ooo during the day. The hundred
thousand and quarter million classes are
less in evidence. They are more retir-
ing as a rule,

 

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dustry in the State of Maryland is can-
ning. It employs more hands and rep-
resents a greater invested capital than
any other industrial enterprise. The
State Bureau of Statistics reports that
during the year 1900 there were packed
in the State 33,600,000 cans of tomatoes,
II, 400,000 cans of corn, 11,200,000 cans
of peas and I9,000,000 cans of peaches,

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and ‘no questions asked’ is not the sort
of treatment that will put a stop to kid-
napping.’’ That sort of talk is very.
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH TRADE.

Much attention has been attracted in
recent months to the apparent compara-
tive shrinkage in British trade. Statis-
tics have been widely circulated, show-
ing how the foreign trade of Great Brit-
ain has gradually fallen from first to
These figures have at-
tracted widespread interest not only in
this country and Great Britain, but on
the continent of Europe. In England
the showing has caused anxiety and
some alarm, while on the continent,
where everything American is mildly
detested, there has been much chagrin,
and even some suggestion of combined
action on the part of Europe to check
American ascendency.

British merchants and manufacturers
have taken the matter so seriously that
they are studying the best means of en-
abling British goods to compete with
those of other countries, and particu-
larly American products. The contem-
plation of the strides made by the
United States in the world’s markets has
made our British friends rather pessi-
mistic, and the tendency among them is
rather to make the matter worse than
it is than to belittle it.

This pessimistic feeling, although
indulged in even by so important a per-
sonage as the British Premier, Lord
Salisbury, is not shared by every one in
England, however. An __ interesting
contribution to the discussion of this
matter of trade supremacy is furnished
by Mr. George J. Broomhall, the well-
known statistician, who compares the
annual exports of the United Kingdom
per head of the population with those of
Germany and the United States reckoned
on the same basis.

The comparison, which covers a
period of twenty-one years, yields some
interesting results. For example, it is
shown that the people of the United
Kingdom are still doing as much trade,
man for man, as the Germans and
Americans combined, and that if the
seven years at the beginning of the
period be compared with those at its
close, the chief two competitors of
Great Britain did not do so well in the
last seven years as they did in the first
seven. To illustrate, for the whole
period the United Kingdom had an
average annual export per capita of
47 7s. 11d, while the combined exports
of the United’ States and Germany
amounted to only £7 4s. 4d. Again,
while the value of the exports of the
United Kingdom fell from£8 4s 1d. per
capita for the seven years sending in
1885 to £7 gs. in the seven years ending
in 1899, a decrease of Iss. 1d., the value
of the combined exports of the United
States and Germany declined from £8
per capita in the first mentioned period
to £6 gs., a decrease of £1 IIs.

Here is certainly a crumb of comfort,
even if furnished by an interested party.
It does not alter the fact that the United
States and Germany are forging ahead,
even if their increase in population
more than keeps pace with the growth
of trade, while Great Britain merely
holds her own and increases her popu-
lation at a very moderate rate. The
same writer already quoted has called
attention to the fact that imports into
the United Kingdom exceed the exports,
but he points out that this discrepancy
is more than made good by the enor-
mous returns from the freight earned by
British shipping engaged in carrying
the world’s commerce, the premiums on
insurance controlled by British com-
panies and the vast sums in the shape
of interest which find their way to Great

 

Britain as returns on British invest-
ments in foreign countries.

There is more truth than poetry in
this. Take, for instance, the enormous
price which American products have to
pay annually to British ship owners for
carrying their products to foreign coun-
tries. Scarcely a single American ship
is engaged in the transatlantic freight
trade. Until we are able to carry Amer-
ican goods to foreign markets in Amer-
ican ships our supremacy in the foreign
trade is only partial and temporary.
To be well grounded, it must be ac-
companied by control of the shipping,
which is essential to the distribution of
American products as well as properly
to keep American manufacturers before
the eyes of foreign consumers.

PROPORTION OF THE SEXES.

Some weeks ago the Tradesman com-
menting on the fact that there are more
men than women in the United States,
deplored the lack of distribution of the
sexes, since there are states in which
the women preponderate in numbers,
and other states in which the men are
in a majority, so that in some states the
fair sex are a drug on the market, while
in others they are at a premium, the
men finding it difficult to get wives.

The census of Ig00 is not sufficiently
completed to show the distribution of
the sexes, but in 1890 it stood much as it
must stand to-day. The states which
in 1890 showed an overplus of women
were New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Maryland, District of Col-
umbia, Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. Louisiana is barely
saved from this list by having only
thirteen more males than females. The
figures for the sexes in 1890 were:
Malese eas oo 32, 067, 880
CT ie ua 30, 554, 370

Excess of males........ 1,513,510
From this it is seen that every woman
could have a husband, with a million
and a half to spare, if only the men
were properly distributed. It is doubt-
less a law of nature that there should
be an excess of men in order to provide
for the contingencies of war in which
men are slaughtered, but in Europe,
probably because of the frequent wars
and the emigration of men, the women
are largely in excess. By the census of
1891 the males in the United Kingdom
numbered 18,608,337 to 19,496,638 fe-
males. In Germany in 1895 the num-
bers were 25,661,250 males to 26,618,651
females, and in France in 1891 there
were 18,932,354 males to 19,201,031 fe-
males. In the entire Russian Empire,
with its population of 129,000,000, the
proportion of women is 99.8 for 100
men.

In Asia the men are largely in ex-
cess. Women are held cheap in most
of the Asiatic countries, and in many
of them, the murder of girl babies is
almost a rule. Estimates made in the
Gotha Almanac gave for India 944 fe-
males to 1,000 males, and for Japan 973
females to 1,000 males. No statistics of
China are at hand, but the excess of
men exists there without doubt, and
probably the rule is the same for Africa.
Europe is, therefore, the only country
in which the excess in the proportion of
women would seem to excuse polygamy,
so that all the women might be sup-
ported by men.

 

It looks as if the only way to per-
manently repress a Boxer is to cut his
queue off just beneath his chin.

 

AN UNLEARNED LESSON.

Notwithstanding the proverbial thrift
of our New England ancestry there has
been developed in the midst of ita
prodigality and a proneness to waste
which-is getting to be a National char-
acteristic. Its appearance began to de-
velop a century ago in the management
of the New England farm. While the
original fertility of the soil lasted farm-
ing was profitable. The fields gave as
long as they could without enrichment
and when the soil became exhausted
the ruse of the farmer was to break up
more wild land. When the farm gave
out there was a going West to continue
the same exhausting process, and to-day
New England is full of deserted farms,
every one of them driving home the
axiom that constant giving with no re-
plenishing produces annihilation.

The result seems to come down to this:
The theory is all right and the prac-
tice may be, but in this country where
the original supply is exhaustless why
not make the most of that condition and
let the future take care of itself? ‘‘Suffi-
cient unto the day is the evil thereof.’’
With science and invention at work for
the amelioration of mankind,there is no
need of the petty economies which ham-
pered our forefathers. The tallow dip
gave way to whale oil and when the
whales were almost exterminated kero-
sene and gas came to the front, and
these are now giving place to electric-
ity. ‘‘Old things have passed away
and all things have become new’’ is the
watchword of the time and the only
thing this day and generation have to
do is to ‘‘let the dead past bury its
dead.’’

That is the song of the prodigal, but
strenuously as ever prudence and thrift
utter their protest. It is not the lesson
of experience. The old New England
farm, taken in hand by intelligent man-
agement, refutes the idea by giving fair
returns for equally fair treatment; and
the same fact must be considered froma
more extensive point of view if the
Nation is to be benefited by this still
unlearned lesson, that constant outgo
with no income leads to annihilation.
Fifty years ago the woods of Michigan
were her chief source of wealth. They
were looked upon as_ inexhaustible.
With a recklessness as wasteful as it
was ruinous the woods were cut down
without a thought of restoration and un-
less vigorous measures are taken to re-
pair the damage the pineries of the lake
region will die out.

The oil regions of Pennsylvania stand
as witnesses testifying to the same fact.
The sinking of the Drake well was the
beginning of a waste of oil and gas that
only a Coal Oil Johnny could fittingly
typify. They literally had gas to burn,
and they burned it. Day and night
throughout the oil regions for years the
oil fields were ablaze with gas fires that
were constantly fed by gas that was al-
lowed to escape and burn wherever it
reached the surface. It was supposed
that the gas and oil were limitless; but
the exhausted well and the rotting der-
rick to-day tell a different story. Fifty
years ago the buffalo in countless num-
bers roamed over the Western prairie.
Where is he now? A quarter of a cen-
tury ago the waters of California, Ore-
gon and Washington were full of salmon.
They are all gone. Year in and year
out the streams have been fished—a con-
stant giving out and no replenishing.
There can be but one result, and that
has come. Now the salmon canners are
spending a large amount of money in
establishing plants along the Alaskan

 

coast. The fish are plentiful there, and
there was every promise that the old
story would have another telling. But
there must sometbing go in if anything
is to come out, and the Government has
uttered the needful ‘‘Hold on!’’ and
the canners, because they can not com-
ply with the requirement without ruin-
ous expense, are making a vigorous
protest against being required to return
to the waters every year fry to the amount
of four times the number of mature fish
taken in nets and put upon the market.
It will be interesting to see the outcome
of the contest. If their statement is cor-
rect prudence will suggest that they
drop the business. The regulations ap-
ply to everybody in the trade and there
will be no discrimination. The Alaskan
waters contain a vast amount of wealth
and the Government is right in seeing
to it that it is not destroyed. When
American selfishness shows its intention
to scoop into its own coffers in a few
years the wealth that should reward the
exertions of generations it isthe duty of
the Government to call a halt. Had the
alarm been sounded earier some, if not
all, of the exhausted resources might be
still developing, to the advantage of
people and Government alike. It is bet-
ter late than never, however, and if the
unlearned lesson be now duly studied
and put into practice it may still be
possible to make good the loss which
carelessness and indifference have oc-
casioned during the last one hundred
years,

 

The old question once asked bya
clergyman, ‘‘Shall aged ministers be
shot?’’ is suggested by the action taken
by a New York church the other day
which insisted upon a change of pastors
because the congregation wanted a
younger man. The preacher whom they
took this way of ousting was only 55
years of age, and in other professions
as well as in business there are men
even ten or fifteen years older actively
engaged in good work. The average
salary paid to ministers is not enough
to enable them to live as well as their
congregations would like to have them,
and at the same time lay up money. If
they are to be pushed out of employment
at the comparatively early age of 55,
young men will think twice before en-
tering upon that vocation. Of course,
it is to be expected that all the minis-
ters have laid up treasures in heaven,
and that is very well in its way, but
treasures on earth are of more practical
value so long as they live. The ravens
are not nowadays’ feeding modern
prophets, as it is related they did of
old, and even a minister must have an
income with which to provide three
meals a day and the roof over his head.
Some men are more useful and their
services more valuable at 60 than at 30
or 400, and it would be a hardship to
levy a time limit on preachers. The
good service they have rendered in their
prime should be taken into account,
even when the infirmities of age prevent
them from working as hard or even as’
efficiently as was their custom years he-
fore.

 

A new law in Tennessee provides that
when an insurance company refuses to
pay losses within a certain time, a pen-
alty of 25 per cent. shall be added to
the face of the policy, and the company
shall be prohibited from doing further
business in the State until the whole
amount has been paid.

 

A Georgia jury recently brought in the
following verdict: ‘‘We, the jury, find
the prisoner almost guilty.’’

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

Dry Goods

Weekly Market Review of the Principal
Staples.

Staple Cottons—Brown ccttons, where
the interest is greatest just at present,
are still irregular although slightly on
the advance. Wide sheetings have
shown an improvement, although they
are not yet in a very good condition. In
coarse colored cottons buyers are mov-
ing slowly, and the amount of business
transacted is apparently small.

Prints and Ginghams—Narrow prints
for fall are at a standstill and there is
very little request for the carried-over
dark patterns, which are usually in evi-
dence at this season. Narrow prints are
irregular and rather favor the buyers.
Fine printed fabrics are steady, for the
odds and ends which have been carried
for some time are pretty well cleaned
up.

Dress Goods—Quiet conditions con-
tinue to prevail in the dress goods mar-
ket. Developments are few and unim-
portant. The weather has been a de-
pressing factor, for it has restricted the
movement of goods in retail and job-
bing circles, and has therefore rein-
forced the buyers’ conservative inclina-
tions as regards heavyweight fabrics.
The buyer finds it no easy matter to
measure his probable needs for the com-
ing season, and as he is not certain that
prices in the initial market have struck
bottom, he refrains from making lib-
eral purchases. Occasional instancés of
weakness have developed in the market,
but even price inducements have failed
to stimulate the buying. Until the re-
tail end of the market shows unmistak-
able improvement, business at first and
second hands will not reflect much life.
The majority of dress goods lines are
held at firm values, for agents realize
that under present conditions an evi-
dence of weakness is likely to do more
harm than good. The plain fabrics
previously indicated continue to attract
the bulk of the attention, and there is
nothing in sight which threatens to con-
test their position. There are those
who profess to believe that camel’s hair
fabrics or- the zibeline order and also
plaids are going to make a place for
themselves. There are those also who
are beginning to champion the crepon,
predicting good business thereon before
the end of the season. It must be ad-
mitted, however, that the buyers’ in-
terest in such fabrics at this time is not
of a consuming order. The cashmere
situation remains dull and unchanged,
existing stocks being an unpleasant
feature. There is nothing very new in
regard to waistings. The contest for
business goes on. The cheap mercerized
cotton fabrics are making their presence
felt, and jobbers have given consider-
able attention thereto with the result
that finer goods have suffered, and the
situation is not as satisfactory as agents
and manufacturers could wish. The
waist market is in a clogged condition,
due to production being out of propor-
tion to the present consumption.

Knit Goods—The best conditioned
goods at present are the ribbed lines.
Mills making these goods are running
full time, and even for fall weights this
class of goods is showing a fair amount
of orders. Salesmen who are now on
the road report that for the month their
orders for sweaters and golf goods have
been good, and that retailers believe
there is to be a big demand for both
men’s and women’s goods of this class.
Knit bathing suits have passed their
initial season, and results are reported

 

 

 

 

as fully up to the average. There will
be a little more added in the wav of re-
orders when the bathing season fairly
opens. At present writing there is little
more information to report than a week
ago. We can say this much, however,
that so far from the matter being
dropped, those interested are still work-
ing away with every confidence~ of ac-
complishing their end. There are vast
interests involved so that the matter
takes time. _The attorneys report that
while they have nothing definite to
say, things are moving along as smooth-
ly as could be expected.

Hosiery—The fall business has not
developed enough to show decidedly
how the styles will run, but there is no
douht that fancies wili be strong. Will
white goods take the place of fancies in
the near future? isa question that many
are asking to-day. Some predict that
white is a coming feature of the trade
for men, women and children. This,
however, remains to be proven.

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You Are Cheating Yourself When You Do
Poor Work.

A young lady working on a paper
once said she did not try to do very
good work for her employers, because
they ‘‘did not pay much.’’ This doing
poor work because it does not.pay much
is just what keeps thousands and thous-
ands of young people from getting on in
the world. Small pay is no excuse for
doing half or slovenly work. Indeed,
the pay which one receives should have
nothing to do with the quality of his
work. The work should be a matter of
conscience. It is a question of charac-
ter, not of remuneration. A person has
no right to demoralize his own character
by doing slovenly or half-finished work
simply because it doesn’t pay much.
A conscientious person will do his work
just as well as if he receives nothing
more than his board for it. A large part
of the best work that has ever been done
in the world has been only half paid
for.

An employe has something at stake
besides his salary. He has character.
There are manhood and womanhood in-
volved, compared with which salary is
nothing. The way one does his work
enters into the very fiber of his charac-
ter. It is a matter of conscience, and no
one can afford to sell himself because
his salary is meager.

Besides, if one puts his very best self
into every little thing he does—puts his
heart and conscience into it, and tries
to see how much, and not how little,
he can give his employer—he will not
be likely to be underpaid very long, for
he will be advanced. Good work cuts
its own channel and does its own talk-
ing. What matter if you do twenty-
five dollars’ worth for five dollars? It is
the best advertisement of your worth
you can possibly give. Bad work, half-
done work, slipshod work, even with a
good salary, would soon ruin you. No,
the way to get on in the world is not to
see how little you can give for your sal-
ary, but how much. Make your em-
ployer ashamed of the meager salary he
gives by the great disproportion between
what you do and what you get. Char-
acter is a very great factor in success,
and the personal impression you make
on your employer will tell. If not it
will attract the attention of others.

millionaire in New York told the

writer that, when he was a boy, he let
himself out by verbal contract for five
years, at seven dollars and fifty cents a
week, in a large dry goods store in New
York. At the end of three years this
young man had developed such skill in
judging goods that another concern

 

offered him three thousand a year to go
abroad as its buyer. He said that he
did not mention this offer to his em-
ployers, nor even suggest the breaking

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a half dollars a week, although verbal,
until his time was up. Many people
would say he was very foolish not to
accept the offer mentioned, but the fact
was that this firm, in which he ulti-
mately became a partner, paid him ten
thousand dollars a year at the expiration
of his seven-and-a-half-dollar contract.
They saw that he was giving them many
times the amount of his salary, and in
the end he was the gainer. Supposing
he had said to himself, ‘‘They give
only seven and a half dollars a week,
and I will earn only seven and a half
dollars a week; I am not going to earn
fifty dollars a week when I am getting
only seven and a half!’’ This is what
many boys would have said, and then
they would have wondered why they
were not advanced.

It is not a question of cheating an
employer; it is a question of cheating
yourself when you do poor work. The
employer is not injured half as much as
you are by half-done work. It may be
a loss of a few dollars to him, but to
you it is loss of character and self-
respect, loss of manhood or womanhood.

I have seldom known of a young per-
son who persistently and determinedly
filled his position in the best manner
possible who was not eventually the
gainer, even from a financial stand-
point, to say nothing of the infinite
gain in character and self-respect.

Young people should start out with
the conviction that there is only one way
to do anything, and that is the best that
it can be done, regardless of remunera-
tion.

They should be greater than the petty
means of getting a living. They are
making character-fiber every day. Their
manhood and womanhood are woven
from the warp and woof of their daily
work and thought. They can not afford
to weave rotten or sleazy threads into
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Clothing

Favored Fashions in Furnishings at Chi-
cago.

Why is it that neckwear makers can
not profit by one blunder and avoid
sticking their fingers into the fire almost
before the burns from the first contact
have healed? Just two years ago this
month the border craze was fully on
and neckwear makers were deploring
the demand for shapes that plastered a
wearer’s shirt front full of silk and left
only a small knot and a fraction of the
enormous imperial tie to show in the
four-and-a-half-inch opening in the
high-cut vest—neither border nor elabo-
rately embroidered ends ever being seen
except when the man dressed or dis-
robed in the privacy of his own room.

Neckwear manufacturers hailed the
passing of this purely crazy fad with ex-
treme delight and behaved themselves
for a season. Now they are at it again
in a different direction—making derbies
fifty inches long. Why such abnormal
length? Vests have not changed, the
openings are still the same and no more
expanse of tie can be made to show than
it did two years ago.

As it is now the wearer of a 50-inch
derby, if he is an average man and ties
it as an average man does, has from two
to three inches of tie to tuck into his
trousers—and pin it under the trouser’s

 

 

. band—to keep it from showing beneath

the vest. What benefit is a tie after it
passes below the opeinng in the vest at
the neck? No benefit or use at all un-
less it be to furnish man some tangible
excuse for extending his profane vocab-
ulary.

The wants of the dressy man have not
prompted this extreme extension of the
derby. It seems that as the derby was
gradually made narrower the saving of
material in that direction was added to
the length. More narrowing, more
lengthening! Where is it to stop?

It will be noticed, too, that the same
methods pursued to advertise the big,
broad-ended, wide-bordered imperials
have been adopted for the 50-inch,
stringy derbies to-day They are illus-
trated on busts of men not wearing vests.
The long, stringy derby is not being
put out for negligee wear but for spring
and early summer and should be shown
on figures with vests at least.

‘Who started this shoe-string craze?’’
I asked one of the most practical com-
mon sense neckwear manufacturers in
this country. ‘‘Don‘t know,’’ was his
reply. ‘‘Why are you making them?’’
was my next question. ‘*Don’t know
that either,’’ was his honest reply.
‘*We are making them because the
other fellow is.’’

That's the whole thing in a_ nutshell.
All neckwear manufacturers are making
a shape that nobody wants—only buy it
because they have no alternative—and
are not making them from choice but
simply ‘‘because the other fellow is.’’

Why don’t some wide-awake manu-
facturer bring out a narrow derby only
long enough to go an inch or two below
the opening in the vest and publish the
fact that the wearer is not obliged to
fasten the lower ends to his trouser’s
band? Such ties will outsell the long,
stringy one two to one. .

The increasing popularity of black

. necwkear is so great that it is now re-

marked by laymen who make no pre-
tense to keep- up on style and dress
tendency.

Black derbies, black unlined imper-
ials and black ascots are to be seen at

 

any time and in almost any place. A
walk down State street will show an un-
usually large number of black ties on
well dressed fellows. Often a small
figure will relieve the solid black, but
this is more generally the exception
than the rule. Black neckwear is al-
ways dressy, but in this instance I am
inclined to think it indicates the retire-
ment of oxford suiting for more lively
tones.

The unsuccessful try last spring and
summer to affect the pique stock—with-
out linen collars—for outing or golfing
has resulted in completely abandoning it
this season.

Dropping it is certainly sensible from
a genteel as well as from a comfortable
standpoint. There is no outdoor sport
a gentleman indulges in that is so vig-
orous that some sort of a collar can not
be worn comfortably. He _ has every-
thing to select from from a Cornell roll
to a 2-inch highband turndown and will
not find any of the intermediate heights
uncomfortable for wear in the sun.

The pique stock must be folded flat
to the neck and is instantly uncomfort-
able, becoming unbearable when the
wearer is in action. Clinging to the
neck, it prevents any circulation of air
and wilts down in a few minutes. The
pique stock was never intended for
men’s wear without a collar—it is con-
trary to the likes of even the extremists.

From present indications this is to be
a summer of low shoes for men. It is
time they returned to favor. A careful
inspection of leading shoe stocks shows
that the shoe dealers are banking ona
summer of low shoes—and black ones
at that. The shapes are stocky and sub-
stantial in appearance and make-up,
extension soles and well rounded toe.
The bulk of the stocks are made up of
black enamel leathers, many patent
leathers, calf and some kid. Very few
tans are shown as compared with the
blacks.—Apparel Gazette.

> 6
The True Collecting Ageut.
From the St. Paul Trade Journal.

E.A. Stowe, the able editor of the
Michigan Tradesman, lays down this
proposition :

Personally, I am in favor of the re-
peal of all laws for the collection of all
debts, because I believe the world would
be better and the people would be hap-
pier if all commercial transactions were
based solely on honor.

That is quite a broad statement, some-
what in advance of public or commer-
cial sentiment, at this time, no doubt,
still it reflects the trend of public
thought.

Honor is, or should be, the basis of
credit—the two terms should be syn-
onymous—but in the anxiety to do
much business the principle of honor
= not taken into account as it ought to

c.

‘The agitation of credit and credit
systems which is prominent now, is
leading in the direction indicated by
Mr. Stowe. It may never come that all
laws for the collection of debts will be
abolished, but unless public sentiment
is greatly misunderstood the necessities
for granting credit are largely disap-
pearing.

There is seen on every hand a grow-
ing disposition to dispense with credit,
to do business ‘for cash or its equiva-
lent, and presently it will come about
that business systems will be placed up-
on a more sound basis. When this is
fully accomplished, honor will be the
collecting agent and an hitherto un-
known peace and happiness suffuse the
business world.

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Quite the Reverse.
Pater—I don’t see why they call Sun-
day a day of rest. -
Askam—Why, don’t you spend it at
home?
Pater—Certainly. But so do the twins.

 

 

Thought It Went Without Saying.

The man with the subscription paper
stepped into the office of the leading
professional man of the place.

‘“*Mr. Hunks,’’ he said, ‘‘some of our
young men are trying to organize a
brass band. How much are you will-
ing to subscribe?’’

“Tl give $20,’’
Hunks.

‘“That will please the boys, I know,’’
rejoined the caller. ‘‘If everybody else
does as well they’ll soon have their in-
struments and be ready to begin—’’

‘‘Great Scott!’’ interrupted old
Hunks. ‘‘You don't get a cent out of
me for any such purpose as that! 1
thought you were raising money to buy
them off.’’

—__—_» 2.
Might Not Agree.
Hewitt—Why don’t you sign the ar-
ticles you write for the magazines and
newspapers?
Jewett—I don’t care to have my wife
know my views.

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Shoes and Rubbers

How Properly to Conduct a Shoe Depart-
ment,

The buyer of a shoe department
should look for individuality in the
samples which are shown him, and buy
only those which show that trait. Upon
the care in buying depends very largely
the success of the department and how
much business you can do. Have your
shoes made by a manufacturer expressly
to your order, so that they may- have ex-
clusiveness of design. For this reason
it is better to make some changes from
the samples the agents show you, espe-
cially if the manufacturer sells to some
competitor in the same city.

If you sell medium priced shoes get
all the style into them that you can.
Make them imitate as closely as pos-
sible the higher priced shoes, for people
who want cheap or medium priced shoes
want all the style they can get for their
money.

*3 Have plenty of styles to select from in
those grades of shoes you sell the most
of.

#i, Your shoes must fit well, as the fit of
the shoe is the best advertisement one
can get. Women will tell their friends,
and this is as good as an advertisement
in a newspaper.

 

 

The department store is looked upon
to sell shoes cheaper than regular shoe
stores and for this reason you must give
your customers better value for the same
price, or a lower price for the same
grade of goods.

A department buyer can sell cheaper
than a shoe dealer in several ways. If
you need small sizes buy up samples
which can be purchased at 35 to 50 per
cent. less than regular goods.

If you.can not get hold of a good job
of regular sizes put the broken sizes out
on a table where they will be seen by
the many people who throng the depart-
ment store.

Arrange your broken sizes on tables so
the odds and ends can be easily handled
in arush. Never put jobs or samples
in your regular stock, as they are goods
that have been handled a good deal and
can not be sold at the same prices as
good, fresh new goods.

A buyer should know his stock thor-
oughly and must keep it right up. He
must size up often and look it over
three or four times a _ week, so as to
know just what he has on hand.

Every buyer has a limit placed on his
buying, and it is best to keep well with-
in that limit. Buy less if possible, and
turn your stock over as often as you
can.

Keep away from freak shoes, and
don’t buy too many faddish lines. Ex-
treme styles never sell well in depart-
ment stores, and they go out of style too
quickly to pay.

Keep sizes up. Buy less kinds and
more of each kind. Have plenty of sizes
and widths.

Place your orders far enough in ad-
vance so you will not be disappointed
if the manufacturer does not deliver
your goods when promised.

Mark shoes in French sizes. You will
fit more feet. It is best that customers
should not know what size they wear.

Always give your customers good fit.
Take time to do so.

To satisfy a customer means to gain
others. Should you sell a pair of shoes
that have not worn well, make it satis-
factory to your customer. It is a good
advertisement.

Never warrant patent leather. Tell

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your customers the nature of this kind
of leather, and that the manufacturer
does not warrant it after leaving the
factory; so the customers can under-
stand the situation if the shoes do not
wear well.

Arrange your shoes so that clerks
can find them easily. A good system
is to keep the narrow sizes to the left,
the wider ones to the right on the
shelves; the low shoes on one part of
the shelves and the high shoes on the
other; the slippers by themselves;
misses’, children’s and some boys’ and
youths’ also by themselves.

The boys’ and youths’ shoes bring
other trade to the department, so it will
pay you to carry a moderate stock, not
too large.

Have the firm name on all goods and
have all cartons alike. Have your own
labels and send them to the manufactur-
ers,so they can put them on the cartons.

Never advertise the manufacturer's
name on your shoes. Have your own
firm name put on the inside of every
shoe.

Managers of department stores who
are making a success of the shoe _busi-
ness are the ones who wait on the trade
personally. In that way they come in
touch with the wants of the customers
and know what to buy.

It pays to advertise specialties in the
best newspapers.

Never advertise anything you have
not got on sale. If samples, mention
sizes and widths you have for sale. Do
the same with the jobs.

Always treat your clerks right. It
keeps them in good humor to wait on
the trade.

Keep your stock up as you go along.
When waiting on customers put the car-
tons back in the same places where
they belong before taking out another
shoe.

Have your windows trimmed nicely.
Change the display at least once a week.
Have neat price cards on each shoe and
change the cards often. Have shoe forms
for the shoes in your window or stuff
them: with tissue paper to display the
shape. It helps to sell them.

Do not leave shoes in the window too
long. If you do they are apt to become
dry and get burned by the sun. They
will never look so fresh afterwards.

If you have no findings department,
put one in. Buy only the best shoe lac-
ings and sell them. The fad now isa
call for such things as red, gold and
mixed colors in lacings and you can get
good prices for them just as well as not.

Have a nice assortment of polishes,
etc., in the findings department. They
will sell for enough to more than pay
for the lacings which you are obliged to
give away free.

It is sometimes a good advertisement
to give away a small box of paste pol-
ish or a good pair of lacings.

The grade of shoes to sell depends on
the kind of trade your house has. My
experience teaches me that the manager
can work up his customers to higher
grades. If these better grades are to be
in stock it is not necessary to buy heav-
ily at first. Buy just a few lines and
work at it. It will come after a while.

Always please your customers. If you
do not have what they want, order a
special. pair. It pays, if you take the
measure carefully.

Some goods should be bought of job-
bers. If you want anything quick get it
at the jobbers.

Be faithful to your employers. Con-
sult them often, ask advice of them, for
as the old saying is ‘‘Two heads are
better than one, especially if one is a

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Thieving in Shoe Stores and Its Lasting
Punishment.

With much regret I intend to speak to
the retail clerk this week on one of the
most delicate subjects I have ever been
called upon to talk about. Within the
past three years, again and again, I
have been importuned to speak a guid-
ing word to the retail clerks who
through their sporting proclivities have
allowed themselves to drift away from
the narrow path. Ina diary of events
which I have kept I have a record of
eighteen shoe clerks in the last seven
months who have been summarily dis-
missed from their positions for theft.

I do not mean to imply that any
young man reading this article comes
under that head, but that it might be
a warning to some one, no matter how
far distant or how near. Any young
man who starts out in life blasting all
his future hopes by such a crime as this
is, to say the least, foolish. For the sake
of a few extra moments’ pleasure and
the thought of spending a few dollars
other than he is able to make honestly,
he conceives and carries into effect
plans for getting his employer’s money.

Very often this condition of affairs
continues from six to eight months and
even a year, but in the end, no matter
how smooth he might be; no matter how
carefully his plans are laid, he finds
himself inan unguarded moment caught
and his whole past laid bare.

The result of this is more serious than
he originally anticipates. Large mer-
chants have formed themselves into
an association for their own protection,
and as soon asa young man has been
found stealing, or doing anything else
dishonest, instead of prosecuting him,
which is the proper way,he is dismissed
instantly,and a circular is sent out from
the store to all members in this com-
bine, with a full description of the
clerk, his occupation, etc., with the
result that travel where he may, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, he is unable
again to secure a job at his chosen call-
ing.

While no existing condition will ex-
cuse a young man or young woman for
being dishonest, nevertheless, many of
these present abuses can be attributed
to owners of stores and superintendents
of department houses. There is hardly
a department house in the country at
the present time paying the clerks in
their shoe departments sufficient money
for their maintenance. Year after year
the salary has been reduced until at the
present time you will find on the floors
of our department stores clerks, mar-
ried men, who are getting $10, $12 and
very rarely $15 a week.

This is not all: many of the depart-
ment stores during the dull season will
lay off these cleks for two or three days
a week, and some superintendents are
so narrow-minded that clerks have been
laid off for one day in order to reduce
expenses. More than this, should a
holiday come in the middle of the week,
these clerks are laid off the night before
the holiday for the day following the
holiday, thus saving the house the ne-
cessity of paying for the holiday the
clerk would not have worked. When
you consider the fact that shoe clerks,
owing to not being behind a counter,
must dress better than any other men in
the store, it is hardly surprising that
they become desperate.

It would be well for young men who
find their salary so reduced, and their
expenses becoming so high, to branch
out and get away from the business en-
tirely, as often less active and far in-

 

ferior men are paid much larger salaries
in almost any other vocation.—Shoe

Retailer.
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Repairing Shoes Over Original Lasts.

A card, which a prominent retailer
has sent to all his customers, reads as
follows :

Shoes need the utmost attention, not
only in the fitting, but in the care of
same. We do all kinds of repairing at
reasonable prices, and as our shoes are
repaired from our own lasts and by our
own workmen, we can guarantee to give
entire satisfaction.

This card is about the most mislead-
ing announcement that has come into
our hands for sometime. In the first
place, no last is made that fits the hu-
man foot exactly, and when dealers
claim that shoes should be repaired on
the original lasts, they are mistaken.
There is bound to be the imprint of the
foot left in every shoe. These imprints
make the shoe comfortable, and are one
of the results of ‘‘breaking in.’’ After
the foot is settled in the shoe and the
various parts of the insole are conformed
to the shape of the foot, the wearer feels
more comfortable than at any other time.
Therefore, repairing shoes upon the
original lasts is entirely wrong, as they
do not fit the sole of the shoe when you
return it to be half-soled.

We do not mean that the large lumps
in many shoes are the result of the nat-
ural form of a comfortable shoe. These
large lumps are the result of bad shoe-
making, and come solely from the filler
which manufacturers put into the shoes
in order to cheapen them. When shoes
are returned with large lumps on the in-
sole, cut out that manufacturer entirely,
as sooner or later he will be the cause
of your losing many customers.

To return to the subject: we can not
call to mind any manufacturer or dealer
who advertises repairing shoes on his
own lasts and by his own workmen who
really does what he says. Some local
shoemaker who does the repairing for
the rest of the stores in his immediate
neighborhood takes care of his work just
the same, and this subterfuge is a very
small way of endeavoring to get busi-

ness. —Shoe Retailer.
—_—_0—__
Insist on Good Buttons.

It would be well if retailers insisted
on having the best shoe buttons attached
to all shoes made for them.

A customer returned a pair of shoes
to a retailer not long since, because the
buttons, which were machine made,
were broken off at the shank.

A thin button never has sufficient
strength, and it is always a sure sign of
a cheap production. A flat back is an-
other style of inferior button which man-
ufacturers very often foist upon retailers.

A word of warning is not always
enough to cause the maker to mend _ his
ways. If he finds that the merchant is
willing to accept one lot of shoes with
this style of button, making only a
slight objection, he is liable to have an-
other supply worked off upon him.

As soon as a line of shoes is received
with machine-made or thin top buttons,
return them without delay, as this is
just as much of an imperfection as a
raised channel or a cracked heel.

When ordering goods from the manu-
facturer insist on having a heavy but-
ton with a short shank. By doing this
you will save yourself many inconven-
iences and also assist your clerk in his
work on the floor for nothing retards a
sale more than buttons falling off.

Customers are sufficiently mortified
when they perceive that buttons are not
sewed on strongly enough to stay, but
when they find that buttons are so poor
that they break from the shank, they
will often refuse to buy the shoes to
which they are attached

Samples For Next Season.

The manufacturers are now thinking
of samples for next season and what
they shall offer to the trade in general.
So many new things present themselves
that it is difficult to make up one’s
mind just what to do.

Extension edge and heels no doubt
will find favor, and more button shoes
will be seen in all styles. It is doubt-
ful whether the button boot will be as
much the rage in the future as in the
past, when as high as eighteen or twenty
buttons were seen ona shoe. The six
large buttons are a prominent feature in
men’s and also women’s, as this latter
is very mannish.

Vestings still hold their own on wo-
men’s shoes in handsome patterns and
variety of figures. Gored low cuts will
also be seen in many styles, and this
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of its comfort and ease in wearing and

 

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seen, also heavy-rope stitch, this latter
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Children’s shoes are in shiny leather,
very few colors, in fact colors are al-
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soon looked for, although more likely
in child’s and misses’ than other lines.

On the cheaper grades’ everything
will be about the same except a few
changes in lasts and patterns, but not of
enough consequence to speak of. Many
manufacturers on these latter lines con-
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goods for Southern and Western trade,
more especially Southern, as many as
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Village Improvement

What the Seaboard Air Line System Ac-
complished.

We have noted the awakening inter-
est in the work on the Pacific coast.
Now let us cross the continent and see
if the people on the Atlantic shore are
sleeping. Far from it!

The Seaboard Air Line, one of the
great railway systems of the Atlantic
coast, the main line of which runs from
Portsmouth, Virginia, to Atlanta, Geor-
gia, is using the village improvement
idea to uplift the people and beautify
the towns along the entire thousand
miles of its length. I do not mean by
this that the managers of the road send
men into each town to do this work.
Not much! They are of the wise folk
who have learned that the true way to
help people is to teach them to help
themselves. They have spent large
sums on good teachers, on books,
pamphlets and papers—money which
they have banked on the future. Much
of it is spent most unselfishly, for the
only return is the personal satisfaction
of each officer in knowing that ina
year or two his road will run through
the most beautiful towns on the Atlantic
coast.

A few years ago this railway changed
hands and the new management, know-
ing the tide of emigration had turned
from the West to the South, wisely de-
sired to attract the highest grade of peo-
ple to the territory along the road. An
intelligent people are always the easiest
with which to deal. The great cotton
manufacturers of New England are go-
ing southward to be near the base of
supplies. The pine regions of Georgia
and the two Carolinas are attracting at-
tention as health resorts, as well as be-
cause of their timber. The cheapness
of land and its enormous possibilities
for growing fruits, vegetables and hops,
the nearness of the great markets of
Washington, Philadelphia and New
York, the great variety and richness of
the mineral deposits, all combined to
set the management of the road to de-
vising means to open up this most de-
sirable country to the right sort of peo-
ple.

A most original plan was adopted,

 

 

which E. St. John, the Vice-President:

of the road, has brought to a high state
of efficiency. A new office was created,
that of chief industrial agent, and a
Southern man, John T. Patrick, was
elected to the position. The plans these
active brains have devised and _ the
pluck and patience with which they
have carried them out are truly Ameri-
can.

I remember telling you ina former
article that these improvement associa-
tions would undertake anything from
the digging of a sewer to a flower bed;
but these gentlemen are even broader in
their views, and nothing seems too
small to escape their notice, nor great
enough to appall them. Fortunately,
the new generation in the South were
weary to nausea of being told they were
a hundred years behind the times, and a
majority of the towns were then only
waiting for a leader. It was planned
to organize a village improvement asso-
ciation in each city, town and hamlet
along the road. To this end sub-agents
were appointed in each town, to co-
operate with Mr. Patrick in advancing
the interests of their own town in every
possible way.

The railway corporation made _ its
station grounds an object lesson that has

 

caused the purchase of many a large and
small park. As usual, the Southern
women adopted the village improvement
work with enthusiasm, but lacked a
leader to organize, some one familiar
with the workings of such societies. To
this end, Mrs. Eugene B. Heard, an
enthusiastic worker for her beloved
Southland, was invited by the officers
of the company to go to all towns along
the road and organize an association
wherever a desire was expressed by the
people for such an organization.

Mrs. Heard is a woman of wealth and
social prominence, a hard worker of the
federated clubs, whose beautiful home,
‘Rose Hill, ’’ at Middletown, Georgia,
is also the headquarters for the travel-
ing libraries which this company send
to any town along its road that desires
one; yet Mrs. Heard graciously ac-
cepted the new duties and has organ-
ized many of these societies. To make
easy the work of improvement the rail-
way managers send out daily reading
matter to interest and arouse public sen-
timent. Loads of whitewash circulars
are sent out asking the people to white-
wash fences, trees and outbuildings.
They are given the recipe for the hot
whitewash used by the United States
Government on the White House, and
on the lighthouses along our coasts.

This reminds me of a story. In 1872
an eminent Washingtonian visited us,
after a tour in the South. He was asked
regarding trade prospects in the South,
and answered my mother thus: ‘‘Mad-
am, the South may never hope to com-
pete with the North until she uses more
paint and whitewash.’’ The meaning
underlying this pithy sentence was that
people who cared so little for their prop-
erty as to allow it to decay for lack of
paint and whitewash were hardly enter-
prising enough to raise a ripple of dis-
turbance in Northern trade conditions.

Poetry and sentiment cause one to in-
voluntarily associate the word South
with sunshine, flowers and perfumes,
and the Northerner feels defrauded if
he finds any of these things lacking ;
but science has taught us that only
hygienic cleanliness, pure water and
good cooking can make living in a hot
climate safe for Northern-bred people.
The South is realizing that she must
supply these fundamental necessities if
she would hold Northern capital. To
this end the Sea Board Air Line has
started over one hundred experimental
farms along their road, and have put
men from the agricultural colleges in
charge. These farms are entirely for
the benefit of the farmers, as they bring
no return to the company. Here the
farmer can learn the needs of his soil.
He sees the various grasses growing
which can best stand the climate. He
finds out what fruits and vegetables best
suit the soil. He is shown how to grow
hops and prepare them for market. He
is taught that rotation of crops is the
proper method of farming, and is get-
ting the ‘‘all cotton’’ idea out of his
head.

‘This company has prepared a train
of twelve cars, which it calls ‘‘the
school on wheels.’” Twelve instructors
are sent with this train. The stops it
makes are widely advertised and are
made the occasion of a gala day at these
points. This train has everything one
can think of to instruct the people, from
a roadroller to a home-made fruit dryer.
The roadroller puts a piece of road in
order about the station to show the farm-
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along with improved dairy apparatus.
A trained cook shows how to can and
dry fruits, make bread and even fancy
dishes. Lessons are given on the need
and use of disinfectants, and it would
seem that nothing to help the people
has been forgotten or overlooked.

These hundred experimental farms,

“this school on wheels, the traveling

libraries, what untold good they are do-
ing for these states the men who organ-
ized them may never fully know. But
their work will reach more quickly and
directly the people who need the help
than had the company decided to spend
several million dollars in founding a
great university for the few.

This road’ carries a large part of the
travelers to and from the pleasure re-
sorts in the South. These travelers will
soon see a continuous grass plot a thous-
and miles long, interspersed with pretty
stations whose yards are filied with
flowers and shrubs; through villages and
towns whose yards are full of flowers,
whose streets are free from weeds, past
farms whose fences and outbuildings
show thrift—and plenty of whitewash.
This travel of which I speak is largely
composed of monied people, many of
them persons with money to invest.
Think you a prosperous country will not
appeal more quickly to such people
than if the old order had remained?

I know a road in Indiana which is
not only grassing its roadside, but is
planting trees also. J thought it a pity
they had planted only one sort of tree.
We have a vast assortment of orna-
mental trees of which we make too lit-
tle use. Supposing the Seaboard Air
Line would plant some of every tree
our country knows along its roadside.
Our redbuds, dogwoods, crab-apples,
white-thorns, smoke-trees,  catalpas,
lindens, tulip-trees, magnolias, service,
all the fruit and nut-bearing trees, all
our forest trees, plentifully interspersed
with fruit trees for their bloom as well
as fruit. Can one imagine anything
more beautiful than a ride northward
over such a road in the springtime?
These trees can nearly all of them be
had for the labor of bringing from the
woods. Get the children along the road
interested and offer a prize for the best
trees grown in a section.

1f Southern people knew what their
Cherokee roses and jasmine (the yellow
princess of the South) meant to North-
ern eyes, I am sure every section boss
along the road would be instructed to
spare them. Ugly fences would be cov-
ered with Virginia creeper, American
ivy and other vines.

As a people, we Americans have been

 

very busy making money; there are
many thousands of very rich people
among us, and as a nation we are now
demanding luxury and beauty to an ex-
tent heretofore unknown to the modern
world. Artist and artisan alike are
awakening to their opportunities.

It is only a few years since we first
realized our architecture was so bad as
to be depressing. We are building now
some of the most beautiful public build-
ings in the world.

Mr. Higginson said the Old World had
its era of cathedral building, but that
we are now passing through the age of
library building.

The higher the culture the more _har-
mony and beauty demanded by all the
senses, and we are well into the century
which will see the beautifying of homes
and villages with flowers brought to
marvelous perfection. Flowers, thank
God, are within the reach of the poor-
est. A rich person may buy beautiful
objects of art and hide them away in
his house, but his flowers must grow in
the sunshine where all can see them.
They grow as finely for the cottage as
the mansion. Nothing tells more quick-
ly of refinement within the home than
flowers outside it.

This village improvement work is one
of the most beautiful thoughts of the
day, and there is no end to the work it
opens up. In small towns it may well
take the place of the board of trade of
the cities.

All honor to the men of the Seaboard
Air Line, who have shown us thata
corporation has a soul. Let us hope
they will reap richly where they have
sown.

They have done their work on so large
a scale that nothing less than a rich cor-
poration would have dared undertake it.
Let us hope the people along the road
are alive to their peculiar advantages.
For, after all, it lies with the people
themselves to say to what extent this
improvement work shall go. In the
midst of all this beauty a few towns or
a few farmers may decline to join the
work, and thus become an eyesore to
the company that has done so much for
them. It will also cause thousands of
travelers to wonder what makes those
towns and farms less prosperous than
others.

The go-ahead, progressive part of the
population of such towns will withdraw
one by one, leaving the lazy ones to
their weedy streets and tumble-down
fences. Will it pay you to allow your
property to deteriorate for the lack of a
little exertion on your part? Not in this
age. Jessie M. Good.

 

Undertaking Establishments No Longer
Gloomy.

‘*There was a time,’’ said a man old
enough to remember it, ‘‘when all the
ways of the undertaker were of a deeply
sombre cast. The old-time coffin itself
was the very symbol of death, so ter-
rifying that it was hidden away in the
back shop, to be brought out only when
put to its dreadful use.

‘“There was in those days about the
whole undertaking establishment an air
of mystery and gloom, which was
heightened by the severity of its fur-
nishing. The only thing visible here
besides the actual fittings and furniture
was, perhaps, a solemn, black-framed
picture, displayed in a window lined
with dark woods showing a group of
mourners, attired in deep black and
with sorrowful mien placing a mourning
wreath upon a funeral urn.

‘‘But now that old-time aspect of
gloominess has given way to one of
some cheer. In the undertaking busi-
ness nowadays, as in every other, mod-
ern methods prevail.

‘‘In the window where once stood the
picture of the funeral urn there may
now be seen a modern burial casket, of
sniall size, perhaps, its lid thrown back,
to show its beautifully fitted and fur-
nished interior, while standing in the
casket there is seen, it may be, a
printed card containing the announce-
ment of the midsummer night’s festival
of some pleasure coterie.

‘‘If there was room for it there you
might find in the undertaker’s window
to-day a_ burial casket of the full size;
you would be pretty sure to find such
inside displayed there in show cases,
to protect them from the dust. And
things of beauty you would find these
to be, and some of them costly, too,

‘*But coming back to the window
again you'll find there nowadays the
businesslike sign ‘Pinking Done Here,’
and samples cf the work turned out by
the pinking irons,done in gayly colored
silks, nothing sombre or death-remind-
ing about them. And here you’ll find
nowadays the sign, ‘Camp Chairs to
Hire,’ and it may be, ‘Chairs Delivered
in Ordinary Delivery Wagons.’ Mani-
festly these chairs are to hire for other
than funeral occasions; they might for
that matter be hired for weddings.

‘“‘And here now in the window, in
the picture way, I see instead of the
old-time mourners bending over a
grave, a picture of a railroad and ceme-
tery office, situated near some cemetery
that is reached in the modern fashion
by rail. Isn’t that businesslike? And
here in another window is a picture,
not of the hallowed urn or the weeping
willow, or of two or three single graves,
but broad, sweeping, beautiful landscape
of a modern cemetery, a lovely, restful,
rural spot, in which, when his time had
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MICHIGAN

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The Meat Market

All That Glitters Is Not the Precious Metal.
Written for the Tradesman.

It was worth one’s while to watch
him. He _ was a rarity in the first
place, because nowadays an American
born, for some reason or other fights
shy of the butcher’s shop, even as a be-
ginning place. It may be because
Europe has so trained her boys inclined
to the meat business that the American
who hates dainty details in an undainty
business finds it impossible to compete
with his foreign brother and has con-
sequently left the field to him. Be that
as it may, this young Yankee butcher’s
boy—he didn't want to be called clerk
—was as full of business as he could be
and no chance for talk was offered for a
good half hour. The last customer was
a beautiful specimen of young woman-
hood, physically, and as she went out
and up the street it seemed the proper
thing to say, as a beginner, ‘‘My! but
isn’t she pretty! I should think you’d
want to cut off the slice of steak next to
the one she ordered and have it for your
dinner—I would.’’

‘You may have it—of course you are
ready to pay something extra a pound
for it and I’ll pocket the extra! That
sort of girl comes in here too often for
me to care anything for her. This last
is a pretty fair sample, only a little
better than the general run. I like this
girl a little better than the rest because
on a pinch she will take home the meat
herself. She shrinks a little from the
blood and always wants an extra paper,
but she’s the only one whose nose
wouldn’t go up several inches if that is
suggested to her.

‘‘I tried it when I first came in here.
There was a family that lived on Over-
here street—you may not know it, but
that kind of folks are always on the
move—and the young lady of the fam-
ily was very fine indeed. I think if
she could she would have put on a
pair of new gloves every time she
stepped out of doors. I had seen her go
tiptoeing by as if the ground was entire-
ly too mean for her to step on and I
hoped the time would come when I
could poke a little fun at her. You see,
that kind always overdo it. They are
never sure of themselves and they are
so afraid of doing something improper
and they know so little about what they
want to know that they get their feet
into it every time. The family lived
just around the corner in a house they
couldn’t afford to live in. The man is
a good enough fellow if they’d let him
alone, but they are constantly living
beyond their means and that keeps him
always with his nose to the grindstone.

‘*Well, Her Royal Highness, in white
from head to foot, came in here one day
about five o’clock looking more like an
Easter lily than anything else you could
think of. She had plainly enough come
under protest and her face was ugly
enough to kill ducks. I was alone and
I more than knew that she’d try to
freeze me because she was mad with her
mother—that’s one of their tricks. She’d
got all rigged up to go somewhere else,
you see, and the idea of coming over to
the butcher shop in her royal robes and
ordering vulgar meat for dinner was
simply too humiliating for anything!

‘*In she came with just enough of the
breath of the lilies about her to make a
fellow forget her frowns and ordered ‘a
pound of meat for dinner at once!’ Of
course she meant steak; but I wasn’t
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turning away with her nose in the air I
asked, ‘What kind of meat?’

‘* “Oh, anything that’s meat.’

‘* “Well, that’s exactly what we have
—anything; but, unless your order is
more definite than that, you might not
get what you were sent for. Will you
have pork, or veal, or beef or mutton?
Then here are chickens and ducks, and
here is a nice fat turkey that came in
to-day from a farmer. But perhaps it’s
pigs’ feet or tripe’—I wish you could
have seen her. face when I said that—
‘your mother wants. You see, ‘‘any-
thing’’ means a good many things. Are
you sure it wasn’t tripe?’

‘* *VYes, I am. It must have been
some sort of beef; but I don’t know. I
don’t know anything about such things!’
And, do you know, that young woman,
all of 20 years old, said that as if she
was proud of it!

‘* “Well,’ I said, ‘now about beef.
There's the cervical vertebrae. A good
many people order that. How would a
pound and a half of that do?’ I thought,
as long as she was so high and mighty,
I’d work off onto her a_ piece of the
neck and get her laughed at. It didn’t
work. She ‘didn’t think that sounded
familiar—what other kinds were there?’
So I mentioned tee-bone at 60 cents,
and porterhouse at 50, and sirloin and
a lot of other names that I’ve seen in
the books and, true to her instincts, she
ordered the 60 cent meat. I knew her
mother would bring the meat back, so
when she was turning to go I started to
cut the rump steak that family always
bought—I don’t know as you know it,
but rump folks always eat rump beef,
with the neck pieces for a change !—
and I said, ‘You just wait a minute and
I’ll have the meat done up and you can
take it right back with you.’

‘*Then was the time you should have
seen her Offended Majesty. Whew!
Victoria in the summit of her glory
couldn’t have done it better; but the
good Queen never would have said, as
this very common young woman did,
‘Well! I'll bet I won’t!’ as she marched
off like a drum major in full uniform.

‘‘Did she come again? Sure—such
folks are never the genuine article, so I
don’t like "em; and when you think a
steak sliced off next to hers would be
just the thing I don’t deny it, but I'll
sell my chance at a premium every

time.’’
—_—_—~>_2.__

Bits of Business Wisdom.

To stand still in business is to be lost
among the “‘ has beens.’’

Talk is not the whole thing in trade,
but, counting advertising as conversa-
tion, it represents the lion’s share.

Do not whine about your business
troubles. Or if you must whine go into
a sound-proof room and shut the door.

There is a social side to business that
will well repay the merchant who culti-
vates it in the right way.

Learn your business faults. If you
have lost a customer, find out why.
Maybe your eyes will be opened toa
needed reform.

Schemes whereby something is offered
for nothing are always distrusted. Rep-
utable dealers will do well to cut them
out of their plans for booming business.

Some merchants bank heavily in their
business methods on ‘‘ what father did.’’
Father was, undoubtedly a good man
and perhaps a successful one. But is
he doing business in 1901?

The difference between success and
failure may be only the difference be-
tween a sanguine or a despondent feel-
ing. Therefore, keep jolly and jolly
your neighbor. Your weak and strug-
gling neighbor may be wrecked because
of that dish of green cucumbers you ate
for dinner.

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TRADESMAN

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Butter and Eggs

Observations by a Gotham Egg Man.

I called attention last week to the un-
fortunate and unhealthy conditions aris-
ing from a maintenance of country
prices on a large quantity of current
egg collections, the quality of which
was becoming unsatisfactory to dealers
and altogether unfit to store, and ac-
cumulations of which in the hands of
receivers here were becoming burden-
some. The difficulty has since steadily
increased. Our receipts of regular
packed eggs have been running very
heavy and buyers have become more
and more particular as to quality, throw-
ing an increased proportion of the re-
ceipts upon the cheaper class of trade
and overstocking the outlets. The faults
complained of chiefly have been serious
mixture with dirty eggs and among the
Southwestern receipts weak whites and
some lcss in rots have made these goods
especially undesirable... Marks that for-
merly gave satisfaction in a good class
of trade have been refused by their reg-
ular buyers and the market has been
burdened with eggs which could only
be forced to sale by cutting prices ma-
terially—often to a point below a par-
ity with their first cost. It is evident
that this losing game can not go on for
any length of time. Ifthe competition
in the country remains so strong as to
support prices on the recent basis, a
larger quantity of the collections will
have to be stored than heretofore ; other-
wise collectors will have to get their
prices down low enough to force a larg-
er consumption:

fe ee

There are recent indications that the
speculative furor has been weakening
of late. Many collectors who have for-
merly been looking upon the New York
market with disdain, owing to the ex-
treme prices obtainable in other direc-
tions, have lately been offering more
goods this way and our market has been
weakened thereby. The rates previous-
ly ruling for storage packed eggs here—
say 14% @14%c—were dragged up only
by the high outlets in other directions;
they were obtainable at all only because
so few of the superlative qualities were
offered here and were above a point at
which any large quantity could have
been moved. The first sign of larger
offerings therefore caused a reduction.
There is now reason to hope that col-
lectors will be able to force country
prices down to a point that will permit
a more prompt sale of the surplus pro-
duction in consumptive channels. The
storage situation is already considered
a very risky one by all experienced
operators; it would be fatal to go on
accumulating al! the surplus of good,
poor and indifferent eggs that would
be necessary during May if prices are
held up to the April standard, and the
only way that. these goods can be forced
into consumption more largely without
loss is to make a material reduction in
country paying prices.

* *

 

 

*

During the past ten years there have
been only one or two occasions when
the average price of prime Western eggs
was lower in May than in April. For
the benefit of those who would like to

 

compare -the records in this respect I
have compiled the following compara-
tive table, the range of prices during
April being given for the finest grades
only:

TOE 134@14%
GOO. oe 11% @13
FO I24“@14\%
Ce eee eu I0 @1i1%
TO 9% @10%4
FSO es a 9%4@i2%
ESO Uae ie Sa cg 12% @134
CO 10% @12%
1 Ee A eT are UA ee eS Oa 154% @16%
Dee oe 1334 @15
Ne 14 @21%

In 1899 the report of receipts here
during April was perhaps more serious-
ly falsified by the failure of certain
railroads to give accurate statistics (un-
der the insistence of certain Western
shippers) than before or since, but the
actual arrivals at that time were rela-
tively light because the West was the
greatest accumulator of eggs at the high
prices then ruling. That was the only
year when our May receipts were ma-
terially greater than those of April ex-
cept the year of 1893. The average
price of best Western eggs was a little
lower in May than in April in 1896 and
slightly lower in 1893. The high price
noted in April, 1891, was only for a
few days at the heginning of the month
(result of a late opening of free pro-
duction) and in spite of it the May av-
erage was higher than the April aver-
age. I am very much inclined to the
belief that the peculiar conditions pre-
vailing this spring may result in a re-
versal of the general rule of the past.
April prices have averaged higher than
in any year since 1893, in spite of the
largest April receipts on record, and
unusually heavy storage accumulations
have resulted. It will indeed be strange
if the speculative fever continues
through May on a relatively extreme
basis. If there is to be any salvation
for the speculative element at all it
would seem to lie solely in operating
on a lower basis hereafter—N. Y. Prod-
uce Review.

—___> 2» ___
Special Rules for the Observance of Mer-
chants.

Do not advertise your competitors by
talking against them.

The secret of success is constancy of
purpose.

Employ nobody to do what you can do
yourself.

Be honest from principle as well as
from policy.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of
luck.

Maintain your integrity asa sacred
thing. Be clean in your speech, dress,
manners and surroundings.

Be truthful in your representations.

Be politic, but not in politics.

Memoranda are surer than memory.

Truth should be the corner stone of
business.

Care of health is indispensable to
good business management.

System is the basis of good business.

Results can not be obtained without
work,

Be punctual, dignified and decisive
in all your dealings.

Politeness pays. Be prompt in every-
thing.

Always perform what you promise.

Shun strong drink.

Be strict in keeping business engage-
ments.

Do nothing carelessly or in a hurry.

Do not wait for trade. Hustle! Go
after it.

 

Push in busy seasons;
push.
Have a place for
everything in its place.
Be careful and explicit in bargains;
put everything in writing.

Never misrepresent goods nor allow
it to be done.

Let the other man sell at a loss.
sell at a profit.

Be industrious; know your business;
spend less than you earn; succeed.

——__ #2...

in dull, still

everything, and

You

Under a rule recently adopted by the
board of education of New York City,
school children will no longer be al-
lowed to give presents to their teachers
unless the gifts shall be sent anonymous-
ly to the teachers’ homes. The object of
the new regulation is to put an end to
favoritism in the public schools, charges
having been made that certain teachers
were partial to the children of well-to-
do parents because of the presents which
such youngsters brought them.

 

J. W. Keys

General Produce and Commission
Merchant,

Detroit, Mich.

I want your consignments of

Butter, Eggs,
Poultry.

Correspondence silicited.
vestigate.

Please inves-
Send for weekly quotations.

City Savings Bank,
Commercial Agencies.

References:

 

 

Butter and Eggs Wanted

Write for Cash Prices to

R. Hirt, Jr.,

34 and 36 Market Street, Detroit, Mich.

References:

City Savings Bank and Commercial Agencies.

 

EGGS WANTED

We pay highest cash market price f. o. b. your station.

Write or wire us for prices.

Butter consignments solicited.
Oranges, Lemons, Bananas and Early Vegetables always on hand.

RETTING & EVANS,

Reference—Peoples Savings Bank.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mention Michigan Tradesman.

 

FIELD SEEDS

All kinds Clover and Grass Seeds.

FIELD

PEAS

We buy and sell Eggs, Beans, Clover Seed, Potatoes, Apples.

MOSELEY BROS.

obbers of Fruits, Seeds, Beans and Potatoes

26, 28, 30, 32 Ottawa Street

Grand Rapids, Michigau

 

BE HOE GE HE GE SE GE GEE wR HR UR TE

and Poultry. Will buy or handle for shippers’ account.

Coolers in building.

f 1,006 Live Pigeons.

WANTED

Will pay toc each delivered Detroit; also Butter, Eggs

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Cold Storage and

GEO. N. HUFF & CO., f
55 CADILLAC SQUARE, DETROIT, MICH. f
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Al tite

 

Highest Market Prices Paid.
98 South Division Street,

Regular Shipments Solicited.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

We solicit your shipments
of Fresh Eggs and Dairy
Butter.

 

 

 

Reference, Home Savings Bank, Detroit.

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“ie DETROIT ——

 

On a

‘1HE LEADING PRODUCE HOUSE:ON,THE EASTERN MARKET,

 

We make a specialty of
poultry and dressed calves.
Write for our weekly price
list.

 

 

  

18

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

Desiccated Eggs, Egg Powders and Egg
Substitutes.

Different methods of evaporating or
desiccating eggs have been proposed
and several products which claim to be
prepared in this way are now on the
market. It is said that the egg is dried
in or out of a vacuum, usually by a
gentle heat or by currents ofair. When
placed on the market the dried egg is
usually ground. Sometimes sait, sugar,
or both have been used as preservatives.
Such material is merely egg from which
the bulk of the water has been removed.
If the process of manufacture is such
that the resulting product is palatable
and keeps well, the value of evaporated
eggs under many cicumstances is evi-
dent.

This material is used by bakers to
some extent as being cheaper when fresh
eggs are high in price. It is also used
in provisioning camps and expeditions,
since desiccated foods have the advan-
tage of a higher nutritive value in pro-
portion to their bulk than the same ma-
terials when fresh. Fresh eggs contain
about 25 per cent. of dry matter. If all
the water is removed in preparing evap-
orated eggs, one pound will furnish nu-
tritive materia] equivalent to about four
pounds of fresh eggs. One of the com-
mercial egg products recently tested ap-
peared to be dried egg coarsely ground.
For use it was thoroughly mixed with a
small quantity of water. The mixture
could then be fried or made into an
omelet, etc., and was found to be very
palatable, closely resembling in taste
the same dishes made from fresh eggs.

An egg substitute has been manufac-
tured from skim milk. It is said to
contain the casein and albumen of the
milk mixed with a little flour, and is
put up in the form of a paste or powder.

Such material is evidently rich in pro-
tein and, according to reports apparent-
ly reliable, is used in considerable
quantities by bakers and confectioners
in place of fresh eggs.

Egg substitutes have been devised
which consist of mixtures of animal or
vegetable fats, albumen, starch or flour,
coloring matter, and some leavening
powder in addition to the mineral mat-
ters similar to those found in the egg.
Such products are designed to resemble
egg in composition.

Other egg substitutes have been mar-
keted which contain little or no albu-
men, but apparently consist quite large-
ly of starch, colored more or less with
some yellow substance. These goods
are specially recommended for making
custards and puddings similar in ap-
pearance to those in which fresh eggs
are used. There is no reason to suppose
that such products can not be made so
that they will be perfectly wholesome.
The fact must not be overlooked that in
the diet they can not replace fresh eggs,
since they do not contain much nitro-
genous matter or fat. As_ recently
pointed out in one of the medical jour-
nals, this may be an important matter
if such an egg substitute is used in the
diet of invalids, especially if the compo-
sition of the egg substitute is net
known, and it is employed witb the be-
lief that, like eggs, it contains an abun-
dance of protein. C. F. Langworthy.

—_—_>-2»___

Possible Danger From Eating Eggs. 0

Occasionally a person is found who is
habitually made ill by eating eggs, just
as there are those who can not eat straw-
berries or other foods without distress,
Such cases are due to some personal
idiosyncrasy, showing that in reality
“‘one man’s meat is another man’s

 

poison.*’ A _ satisfactory explanation
of such idiosyncrasy seems to be _lack-
ing.

Over indulgence in eggs, as is the
case with other foods, may induce in-
digestion or other bad effects. Further-
more, under certain conditions eggs
may be the cause of illness by commun-
icating some bacterial disease or some
parasite. It is possible for an egg to
become infected with micro-organisms,
either before it is laid or after. The
shell is porous, and offers no greater re-
sistance to micro-organisms which
cause disease than it does to those
which cause the egg to spoil or rot.
When the infected egg is eaten raw the
micro-organisms, if present, are com-
municated to man and may cause dis-
ease. If an egg remains in a dirty
nest, defiled with the micro-organisms
which cause typhoid fever, carried there
on the hen’s feet or feathers, it is not
strange if some of these bacteria oc-
casionally penetrate the shell and the
egg thus becomes a possible source of
infection. Perhaps one of the most
common troubles due to bacterial infec-
tion of eggs is the more or less serious
illness sometimes caused by eating
those which are ‘‘stale.’’ This often
resembles ptomaine poisoning, which
is caused, not by micro-organisms
themselves, but by the poisonous prod-
ucts which they elaborate from materials
on which they grow.

Occasionally the eggs of worms, etc.,
have been found inside hens’ eggs, as
indeed have grains, seeds, etc. Such
bodies were doubtless accidentally oc-
cluded while the white and shell were
being added to the yolk in the egg gland
of the fowl.

Judged by the comparatively small
number of cases of infection or poison-
ing due to eggs reported in medical lit-
erature, the danger of disease from this
source is not very great. However, in
view of its possibility, itis best to keep
eggs as clean as possible and thus en-
deavor to prevent infection. Clean
poultry houses, poultry runs, and nests
are important, and eggs should always
be stored and marketed under sanitary
conditions. The subject of handling
food in a cleanly manner is too seldom
thought of, and what is said of eggs in
this connection applies to many other
foods with even more force.

C. F. Langworthy.

ee
An Odd Occupation That Pays.

The cultivation of cocoa in Trinidad
is one of the few industries that can be
relied upon to make a handsome return
for the time and capital invested. I
would advise any young man who pos-
sesses a good constitution, a few hun-
dred dollars, and a capacity for hard
work, to investigate the possibilities of
the island in regard to the cocoa indus-
try. Already there are among us scores
of young Americans who own cocoa
plantations, and I have yet to learn of
an instance in which one has failed to
make money.—E. Nelson Dade in Suc-

cess.
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Doesn’t Want to BeoBlacklisted.

B. W. Padley, grocer at 2801 Jackson
street, Seattle, Wash., last week entered
suit against the officers of the Seattle
Retail Grocers’ Association to restrain
them from placing him on their black-
list, by which under agreement with the
jobbers as a non-member he is not
maintaining the card prices, and alleges
that he is required to pay 5 to 15 per
cent. more for his goods than is charged
to members of the Association. Mr.
Padly asks the Superior Court to issue
a restrainer, as he fears his trade will
otherwise be ruined. The Association
has aimed only to prevent price cutting
on staples.

 

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Butter
and Eggs

We pay prompt cash. Our
guarantee is worth some-
thing. We have been in
business in Detroit for over
forty years.

PETER SMITH & SONS
DETROIT, MICH.

 

the red banana is the best. The flavor
is very different from that of the yellow
variety. Some red bananas cost as much
as a quarter apiece, but ina few years
they will be as scarce as peaches in
winter. There are only a few planta-
tions now that cultivate them.
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Worry has driven more people to in-
sanity or suicide than work ever did.
Physical labor is more healthful than oe tt tt ee aw

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too much brain work. Ei?

POTATOES

CAR LOTS ONLY

State quantity, variety and quality. If have car on track, give initial
and number of car—station loaded or to be loaded.

H. ELMER MOSELEY & CO., GRAND RAPIDS

CLARK BUILDING, OPPOSITE UNION STATION

SEEDS

ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CoO.

GROWERS AND MERCHANTS
24 AND 26 NORTH DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

ALL GROCERS te

Who desire to give their customers the best vinegar on the market will
give them RED STAR BRAND Cider Vinegar. These goods stand [
for PURITY and are the best un the market. We give a Guarantee 5
Bond to every customer. Your order solicited.

THE LEROUX CIDER & VINEGAR CO.,
TOLEDO, OHIO.

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Fine Long-Keeping Stock
: VINKEMULDER COMPANY. I4 Otttawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Messina Lemons

Stock is fine, in sound condition and good keepers. Price very low. Write or
wire for quotations. \

E. E. HEWITT,

Successor to C. N. Rapp & Co. ml NG
9 North Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

SELL POTATOES

SAINT Louis wants nice stock now, prices are good.
Ship at once.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

19

 

The New York Market

Special Features of the Grocery and Prod-
uce Trades.
Special Correspondence.

 

 

New York, May 4—Interest in legiti-
mate trading has been absorbed by the
rush in the stock market and the excite-
ment in Wall Street must be something
like the rush to newly-discovered gold
fields in Alaska. Merchants and clerks,
rich and poor, high and low, are taking
one flyer or a hundred and the scene
has been one of confusion worse con-
founded. Business has not been alto-
gether given up, however, and the gen-
eral tone is healthy. Prices are well
sustained and, altogether, the seller is
in a happy frame of mind.

The coffee market is slightly stronger
than a week ago, owing to lighter re-
ceipts at primary points. Rio No. 7
closed strong at 6%c. There is no oc-
casion, however, for the retailer to feel
at all worried over the situation, for the
supply of coffee is abundant and _ what-
ever may be the feeling for a day or so
here it is certain that there is an abun-
dance for the coming twelve months.
Speculation is small, but there is a
slight advance—say about 5 points. In
store and afloat the amount of coffee
aggregates 1,239,831, bags, against
1,020,483 bags at the same time last
year. Mild coffees are steady and the
demand has been fairly satisfactory.
Good Cucuta is worth easily 8c. East
Indias are quiet.

The sugar market during the week
has been strong and the chances are
good for an advance within a short
time, as the season calls for larger and
larger supplies. Wholesalers seem to
have only moderate stocks and, when
the spring demand does come, it will
come with a rush.

There has been a better call for teas,
and, altogether, the situation shows a
degree of improvement over last week.
It is hoped the improvement may last,
but the country seems to lack apprecia-
ton of tea and, notwithstanding the
amount of money spent in advertising
during the past five years, it is nota
national beverage like—Milwaukee.

Rice buyers are taking only the small-
est possible lots and, taking the situa-
tion as a whole, it is certainly not im-
proved over last week. The one thing
that keeps quotations firm is small offer-
ings. Even although the demand is
light it is likely that the new crop will
find the market pretty closely sold up.
Foreign sorts are firmly held at previous
rates.

Sellers of spices are not disposed to
make concessions and buyers are not
disposed to make purchases at any

rice. The whole market is devoid of
interest, although some jobbers report a
fair trade. Prices are without change.

A light trade has been done in gro-
cery grades of New Orieans molasses
and the situation is decidedly quiet.
Prices are generally firm, however, and,
with a light yield of open-kettle, the
situation a little later on will, it is
thought, show considerable improve-
ment.

Syrups move slowly. Neither export-
ers nor home traders are doing anything
and the general situation is one o
quietude. Prices are without change.

The canned goods situation is lack-
ing life. Neither in spot goods nor in
futures is any animation displayed and
if one article is seemingly firmer an-
other is a little shaky and the situation
generally is devoid of interest. Prices
are likely to be higher, asa rule, than
last year, but as yet little business has
been done, and the future is perhaps
able to take care of itself.

There is a fair trade in the better
qualities of butter, but ratés are no
higher, 19c being top for the best West-

 

ern creamery ; firsts, 18@18%4c; Western
imitation creamery, 14@17c; factory,
12% @13¢.

New cheese is arriving quite freely
and the market is in pretty good condi-
tion, although quotations have made no
advancement. Old stock is moving out
at about 11%c for the better grades.

With lighter arrivals and a fair de-
mand the egg market has gained
strength and best Western stock is quot-
able ‘at 14c, although this istop. A
good many stored eggs are being worked
off at low rates.

—__+ +.
Time and Telephone Work Wonders.

‘I was startled the other day, and in
an entirely new way,’’ said a promi-
nent merchant. ‘‘The use of the tele-
phone has become so much a part of my
life that in talking with my friends and
acquaintances every few days, I appar-
ently kept up the acquaintance as of old
when |-used to see them more regularly.
A few days ago I had occasion to visit
an old-time friend of mine with whom
I had talked probably once a week or
oftener for the past three or four years,
but whom I had not seen during that
period. When I met him I was startled.
His black beard had turned gray, al-
most white, and he had changed in
other respects as was natural during the
three or four years of that period, yet
through the use of the telephone | had
in my mind’s eye seen him as of old
every time I bad talked with him and
you may imagine how surprised, even
shocked, I was to see this change in
him. Did you ever have a similar ex-
perience? I imagine the increasing
use of the telephone causes many of
them. You hear the usual voice on the
telephone and mentally picture’ the
friend as he looked when you saw him
last—which may. have been a year or
several years in the past.’’

The Estate of a Fowl] Picker.
From the Richmond Times.

An old negro died suddenly on Clay
street yesterday morning. It was thought
he was in poverty little short of what
might be termed abject. He had for
years been subsisting in the barest way
on an income derived from picking the
feathers off fowls for market. For pick-
ing a chicken he would receive two
cents; for a duck or turkey, five cents.

After the negro was dead the people
with whom he lived went through his
possessions to learn the value of his
property. There were found in his old
trunk $300 in money and certificates of
bank deposits aggregating $1,000. The
negro left a fortune of $1,300 in money,
and as far as is known all of it was
made by plucking feathers from fowls
for the table of the white man.

ee
How They Shoe Geese in Poland.

Three million geese are brought reg-
ularly to the October market in Warsaw,
Poland. Often coming from remote
provinces, many of these geese have to
travel over long distances upon roads
which would wear out their feet if they
were not ‘‘shod.’’ Forthis purpose they
are driven through tar poured over the
ground, and then through sand. After
the operation has been repeated several
times the feet of the geese become cov-

f|ered with a hard crust.

a a
Never Left the Road.

An old negro in a neighborhood town
arose in prayer meeting and _ said:
‘‘Bredderin and sisterin. 1 been a
mighty mean nigger in my time. I
had a heap er ups and downs—’special-
ly downs—since I jined de church. I
stoled chickens and watermillins. I
cussed. I got drunk. I shot craps. I
slashed udder coons wid my razor, an’
I done er sight or udder things, but,
thank the good Lawd, bredderin and
sisterin, 1 never yet lost my religion.’’

 

 

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Late State Food Commissioner
Advisory Counsel to manufacturers and
jobbers whose interests are affected by
the Food Laws of any state. Corres-
pondence invited.

1232 lajestic Building, Detroit, Mich.

TO THE TRADE:

We are the only manufacturers of Dynamite in
Lower Michigan suitable for general Kock work
and Stump Blasting; also Caps, Safety Fuse,
Electric Fuse, Batteries, Dirt Augers, ete. Our
— are strictly high grade and reliable, twenty-
ive years inthe business. Prices and goods right.
Shipments made promptly on same day order is
received. Try us by inquiry.

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Bay City, Mich.

Electric & Gas Fixtures

As we design and manufacture
our own fixtures, and selling to
users only, we save you jobbers’
and retailers’ profits. Our pic-
torial suggestions for the asking.

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More healthful than coffee.
Costs the consamer less.

Affords the retailer larger profit.
Send for sample case.
See quotations in price current.

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EGAR. To anyone who will analyze it and find any deleterious
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MICHIGAN

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Woman’s World

Futility of Undertaking to Prevent Misfit
Marriages.

There are a good many signs that
seem to indicate that we are slowly, but
surely, drifting towards a paternal form
of government. One of the most signifi-
cant proofs of this is furnished by the
fact that several of the states are seri-
ously contemplating setting up in the
matrimonial agency business and decid-
ing the important question of who shall
marry, and when they shall do it.

So far there seems to be as much
difference of opinion on the subject in
states as there is in individuals. Wis-
consin is all for booming connubial
bliss and protecting her infant indus-
tries, and at the present session of her
Legislature two bills were introduced
with that end in view. One of these
provided that the assessors of towns
should take a list of the unmarried men
of 36 or over and levy a special tax of
$10 a year on each, while the other bill
offered a substantial premium to the
mothers of large families.

In Minnesota, on the other hand, mar-
riage is at a discofint, and it is pro-
posed to allow only the physically fit to
marry. All candidates for matrimony
must be examined by competent physi-
cians and must present a clean bill of
health, showing they have no mental or
bodily disorders and are cursed with no
hereditary taint before they can obtain
the State’s blessing upon their union.

The state regulation of marriage is a
matter in which all women are vitally
interested, for between death and di-
vorce there is no telling when even a
married woman may need another hus-
band, and the Minnesota view of the
subject is distinctly discouraging. In
these days of overproduction of women
and underproduction of men, it is no
easy matter to catch a husband, even
under the most favorable auspices, and
if all the masculine drunkards and
cranks and dyspeptics are to be barred
out, it plainly reduces a girl’s matri-
monial chances to zero. Of course,
she’s a million times better off single
than she is as the wife of such a man,
and it’s a wise and beneficent provi-
sion of the state to try to protect her
from the effects of her own folly.
Oceans of arguments will never con-
vince a girl who is in love of it, how-
ever, and in case of both the Wisconsin
and the Minnesota bill becoming ac-
tively enforced laws, I look to see a
wholesale emigration of Minnesota's
spinster population to her sister state.

Pathologically, there can be no argu-
ment against the wisdom of preventing
diseased people marrying. Insanity
could be stamped out. Idiocy would
be prevented. Consumption and epi-
lepsy would disappear, and we should
be well on the way to that millennium
when everybody born in the world
would have a sound mind in a sound
body. There is no other thought in the
world so appalling and so fraught with
pathos as that of the millions of sickly
and deformed and feeble-minded chil-
dren whose sole heritage in life is the
diseases and sins of their parents.
Nothing can atone for such a crime
against the individual and against so-
ciety, and anything that even tends to
lessen it is a blessing to humanity.

Probably no one will deny the advan-
tage to posterity of permitting only the
fit to marry, but some will say that the
price is too high to pay, and ask, with
Artemus Ward, What has posterity ever

 

 

 

done for us that we should sacrifice our
selves for it? Let’s look at the matter
practically, instead of sentimentally,
for after all the time comes when every
romance gets down to hard, indisputable
facts, and see if in the long run it
wouldn’t make for the present happiness
of the ones concerned as well as for the
good of the race.

If Algernon were refused permission
to marry Maud because he was a drunk-
ard, or the state refused to grant Gusta-
vus a license to wed Evelina because
she was physically unsound, no doubt
these young people would consider
themselves hardly used, and think of
blighted lives and broken hearts, and
all the rest of us would drop a few sym-
pathetic tears and join with them in be-
wailing their hard fate.

In reality, we should save our pity
for the girls whom nothing stops from
marrying drunkards and the men who
find themselves tied for life to sickly
wives. That’s the place where our tears
are due. You see, things have such a
habit of working out differently in real
life from the way one expects it to be
beforehand. When Maud falls in love
with a dissipated man and looks at the
future, she dvesn’t see herself dragged
down to poverty, a drunkard’s wife,
getting up in the night to let in a dis-
gusting, reeling, maudlin man. She
sees herself, by that beautiful wifely in-
fluence of which we hear so much, and
see so little, leading him up to the
higher life,and it is this picture of her-
self as a guardian angel that makes her
rush into taking a step she spends the
balance of her life repenting. We can
all count up on one finger of one hand,
and have a finger to spare, all the
women we personally know who have
reformed men, but it would take a
patent adding machine to enumerate
all the ones we know who have wrecked
their lives trying to doit. If there’s
any way by which the Government can
prevent girls making fool matches, for
heaven’s sake let us have it.

It is the same way, too, with men
who marry sickly girls. When a young
fellow is in love with an ethereal-look-
ing young creature, her very delicacy
gives her an added charm. He pictures
himself cherishing and guarding her,
and winning the roses back into her
cheeks, just like heroes always do in
novels. Do you suppose if he had

 

a vision, for one moment, of what the
reality of having an invalid wife is,
that he would marry her? Not on your
life. If be is a poor man, it means that
he spends his days toiling to pay doc-
tors’ bills and druggists’ bills. It means
that he goes home to an ill-kept house,
to humor a sick person’s whims, to
querulous complaints and temper and
nerves. There is no martyr in all the
calendar who is more deserving of rev-
erence and adoration than the husband
who bears patiently with an invalid
wife, but any man who is prevented,
forcibly if necessary, from getting him-
self into such a scrape should erect a
monument in gratitude to whoever
stopped him in time.

If the state once begins to regulate
who shall marry, however, there is no
reason it should stop at a health quaran-
tine. There are so many other things.
There is the financial side, for instance.
1 am not one of those who believe that
wealth is necessary to happiness, but a
sufficiency is. You can not love proper-
ly on an empty stomach, and it is just
a plain, simple business proposition
that no man has a right to marry until
he has some settled occupation that will
enable him to support a family.

We Americans are the most senti-
mental people on earth, and when we
hear of an impecunious youth who has
never supported himself marrying a girl
who has not a penny to bless herself
with, we don’t look on them asa pair
of young criminals, as they deserve.
We back them up init, as if marriage
was a kind of supernatural state in which
people were never hungry nor did not
have to have clothes, and we entirely
overlook the fact that nine times out of
ten they go and settle themselves down
on some hard-worked old father or
mother, who has to take care of them
because they can not see them starve.
‘‘Love is enough,’’ says the old poem.
So it would be if we were all heart, but
as long as a very infinitesimal portion
of our anatomy is heart, and all the rest
is body, that has to be fed and clothed
and housed, love is not enough by a
long shot. So far as my opinion goes,
whenever the marriage laws are
amended, I am in favor of inserting a
good, strong, financial plank into them,
and making every man stand on it be-
fore he is given a right to starvea

You ought to sell

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GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1900
Walter Baker & Go,

PURE, HIGH-GRADE

COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES

Their preparations are put up
in conformity to the Pure-Food
Laws of all the States.

Under the decisions of the U.
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Then there’ is the question of suit-
ability. I have often thought that a
good matrimonial advisory committee,
with power to enforce their advice, was
one of the crying needs of every com-
munity. They might do a world of
good, and at any rate they could not
make worse selections than many people
make for themselves. One of the heart-
breaking things of life is the fatal per-
sistency with which men marry a
woman for one quality and expect her
to possess the opposite the minute the
ceremony is over.: I havea friend, a
doctor, a charming man, whose wife
died, leaving him with four little chil-
dren. Within a year he married again
giving as his apology for haste that his
children needed a mother. There was
no doubt they did, but what kind of a
mother do you think he provided them
with? He picked out a beautiful, gay,
high-sprited young girl of I9 years,
who was just as fit and competent to
form and guide those little souls as she
is to pilot an ocean liner across the sea.
Is it any wonder that such a marriage
is a failure, that the husband is dis-
satisfied, and the wife rebellious and
the children growing up without con-
trol? The stupidest advisory committee
in the world could see how it was bound
to end, and would have warned a man
against committing sucha folly. Nor
is this an isolated case. There are
plenty of similar ones all about us—
wrecks of happiness that might so easily
have been prevented if only the fool-
hardy mariners would have heeded the
danger ssgnals that marked the course.

After all, though, any talk in this
country, of the state regulating mar-
riage is idle. Cupid laughs at difficul-
ties. The affections are amenable to no
laws, and just as long as there are men
and women they will marry when and
whom they please.

And the divorce courts will be kept
busy sorting out the misfits.

Dorothy Dix.
—__+ + .>__-
Giving Advice to the Public.

In giving gratnitcus advice to his
customers the retailer should pursue a
middle course. He should not be arbi-
trary in requiring that his trade should
look at everything in the same light in
which he views it, and on the other
hand he should see to it that the con-
sumer is thoroughly posted in the mat-
ter of results and cause and effect in
his purchases. Any tangible informa-
tion which the retailer has, and of
which the consumer is not possessed,
should be offered the customer, and if
the retailer is in a position to make ac-
curate deductions from such informa-
tion, he should offer advice. On the
other hand, the retailer should be care-
ful not to advise the customer in mat-
ters of which he has little knowledge of
circumstances.

I was in a retail store recently, and a
lady customer, whom one would take to
be in average circumstances, came in-
to the store and enquired for a pair of
shoes at $1.50. The clerk brought out
a pair, which the lady tried on and
seemed to like.

‘‘How much are those shoes?’’ she
asked.

‘*Two dollars,’’ was the reply.

‘‘Well, I can not afford to purchase
them; let me see something at a dollar
and a half.’’

‘“You can not get shoes at that price
that will wear,’’ was the advice given
in a brusque manner...

‘*Perhaps not,’’ was the reply, ‘but
that is all the money | have with me,

 

and I will have to get them at that price
or not at all,’’ and the woman flushed
up in embarrassment at being obliged
to make this explanation.

The clerk brought forward several
pairs at the figure mentioned, but he
treated the customer as if she were un-
der obligations to him and as if it was
beneath his dignity to sell shoes at that
figure. It was a relief to me when the
woman asserted her prerogative and got
up and left the store, for I felt that she
was being imposed upon.

Gratuitous advice which is likely to
embarrass a customer by implying that
his or her buying powers are not what
they ought to be in the opinion of the
retailer or the clerk should never be
offered. All advice should be educa-
tional in its way. It would have been
well enough for that clerk to have said
to his customer: ‘‘We can not give you
as good quality at the price you mention
as we can at §$2, and I would like to
show you our $2 shoe.’’ She coud have
explained that she did not care to look
at it, but preferred to purchase the
other value, and she should have been
treated with as much consideration as
though she were buying the higher
priced article. Explanations in a dip-
lomatic manner; suggestions made
without embarrassing the customer, are
necessary in business, but arbitrary dic-
tation as to what a customer should and
should not buy will not prove a drawing
card in this country, where most cus-
tomers have a mind of their own, and
where they have a feeling of indepen-
dence, and should be treated as cour-
teously as though they wore diamonds
and satin dresses.—Commercial Bul-
letin. ‘

He Was a Mighty Rich Man.

A gentleman recently took a ride with
an old New England farmer through
one of the pretty little villages that are
common in that region, during which
some of the men in the neighborhood
came under criticism. Speaking of a
prominent man in the village, the trav-
eler asked: ‘‘Is he a man of means?’’

‘‘Well, sir,’’ the farmer replied, ‘‘he
hasn't got much money, but he’s mighty
rich.”’

‘*He has a great deal of land, then?’’
was asked.

‘*No, sir, he hasn’t got much land,
either, but he is mighty rich.’’

The old farmer, with a pieased smile,
observed his companion’s puzzled look
for a moment, and then’ explained:
‘*You see, he hasn't got much money
and he hasn't got much land, but still
he is rich, because he never went to
bed owing a man a cent in all his life.
He lives as well as he wants to live,and
he pays as he goes. He doesn’t owe
anything, and he isn’t afraid of any-
body. He tells every man the truth and
does his duty by himself, his family
and his neighbors. His word is as
good as his bond, and every man,
woman and child in the town looks up
to him and respects him. No, sir, he
hasn’t got much land, but he’s a mighty
rich man, because he’s got all he wants.’’

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F. W. Mills, as a “* peanut king,’’ has
had an interesting career. He began
life as a peanut vender on a train.
When only 12 years old he had con-
tracts with several railroads running out
of Chicago for the exclusive right to sell
peanuts on the trains. This lad of 12
had grown men in his employ. Mills,
the peanut vender, is now the employer
of more than 600 men. He is manager
of a company that makes slot machines,
which supply salted peanuts. Mr. Mills
will put 15,000 machines on the market.
When all are out it will require 30,000
pounds of peanuts to supply them for
one day. Mr. Mills has expended be-
tween $300,000 and $400,000 in laying
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Hardware

Some Secondhand Hardware Stores in New
York City.

This is an age of specialization.
Even in such a subordinate department
as the secondhand hardware business
may be considered at first thought, the
same conditions hold good. Down in
the lower part of New York City, and
particularly upon the eastern water
front, on South street and nearby, there
are several considerable establishments
doing a very good trade along special
lines. The neighborhcod is, as a gen-
eral rule, devoted to shipping, lighter-
ing, tug-boating, and kindred occupa-
tions, and this will give some idea of
the class of clients catered to. But aside
from these, and in spite of the out-of-
the-way stands, a considerable business
is done in what can be called curios,
brought by sailors from foreign lands.

At 196 South street, near the corner of
Oliver, is the shop of John P. Hurley,
the small show-window completely
filled up with everything imaginable in
the secondhand hardware line. More-
over, the store itself is so crowded that
the genial proprietor has to occupy a
seat In the very doorway, and it is real-
ly remarkable how he can burrow his
way around among the conglomeration
of merchandise in order to find what is
wanted by a customer.

‘‘Yes,’’ said Mr. Hurley, ‘‘I’ve got
pretty nearly anything you choose to
call for,from a paper of tacks to a wood-
en leg. Sailors and travelers and all
kinds of people bring things to me, and
if they are at all in my line,I buy them.
And then the auctioneers notify me of
their sales and I pick up things that
way. But perhaps the best comes from
pawnbrokers’ and administrators’ sales.
I have been established here over
twenty years now and I guess I’m pretty
well known.’’

All of one side of the store was occu-
pied with shelving, piled ful! of second-
hand tools, such as chisels, saws,
planes, and such. i

**I do a good business in that line,’’
said Mr. Hurley, in reply toa question;
“and people come from all over for
them. I have regular customers in Jer-
sey and Long Island and some even
farther away. They are principally
house and ship carpenters and seafaring
men. At one time this was a great place
for the ship carpenters, before the dry
docks and marine railways were moved
away, but I keep most of the connec-
tions I had then and the men come to
me from wherever they are when they
want anything. Why shouldn’t they? I
can give them just as good goods for
less than they would have to pay else-
where. A tool that has been properly
taken care of is practically as good as
new, if not better, for it has been tested,
as you might say. And then lots of my
things are only secondhand in having
laid for years on shelves or in ware-
houses. Never been used. Only a lit-
tle rusty or handles scorched by fire, or
something like that. Nothing to really
hurt so far as actual use is concerned.
And then I have many other kinds of
customers, such as artists and ladies
after odd things for decoration and or-
nament. You might hardly think it,
but I’m liable to have a customer for
the most unlikely thing you see here, at
any minute. New York is an awful big
place and there are all kinds of people
in it. There are hundreds who come
here looking for something, they hardly
know what. And like as not they see
something that takes their eye here and
they buy it. Such things as old candle-
sticks, and kettles, and warming pans,
and like that, go off pretty near as quick
as I can get them; but then there are
lots of other articles, many of them that
I don’t know the names of or use of,
only that they are of old brass or cop-
per or leather, that people go wild over
and buy. In the curio line I handle
pretty nearly anything, old guns, pis-
tols, swords, cannon, lanterns, clocks,
musical instruments, and so on. I get
documents with-some giving their his-
tory or who they belonged to, and those
sort of things get snapped right up.
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about the many kinds of custom I have.
I do a good trade in supplying theatri-
cal companies with stage property. I
rigged out one company a couple of
weeks ago. They go principally on
swords and guns and that sort of thing,
but they are liable to want most any-
thing. Lots of the property men come
around to see what I’ve got, and I buy
things from them as well. So you see
it is good trade all around. It may
seem an out of the way neighborhood
down here, but it has its advantages.
Most of the sailors from foreign parts
come around here and I pick up lots of

things from them. Couldn’t begin to}!

tell you all, but Malay creeses, carved
idols, queer shells, and such like. And
they buy considerable, too. I have re-
volvers, jack knives, and all kinds of
nautical instruments, such as quadrants
and sextants and compasses. I have
captains that come to me year after
year. I can usually give them what they
want. "’

A little further down South street,
No. 167, is the establishment of the es-
tate of John Harrison, or rather the two
establishments, for the business com-
prises a couple of buildings, one devoted
to new goods and the other to second-
hand. The executor of the estate and
the manager of the business, William
H. Harrison, welcomed the reporter and
gave him a cordial permission to in-
spect the premises. The secondhand
department is almost wholly marine
goods, and is housed in a building of
four stories. As one enters the old-fash-
ioned arched doorway the air is redolent
of tar, hemp, and the forecastle of an
old sailing ship. Inside are great piles
and coils of ropes and chains, weather-
worn and rusty, but still fit for certain
uses and so marketable. Here also are
old anchors, dead eyes, blocks, and all
manner of ship hardware. In among a
pile of tarred canvas one corner of an
ancient rusty iron safe, all bolt-studded
and battered, could be seen. From the
rafters overhead dangle lanterns, oar-
locks, marlinspikes, deck cleats, and
many other articles,all old and weather-
worn, looking as if they had served
their time in many a breeze and _ blow.

‘‘The business was established in
1830,’’ said Mr. Harrison, in reply to a
query, ‘‘so you can see that we should
know something about it. These second-
hand goods we buy from ships, auction
sales, and from wreckers. We _ have
various kinds and classes of customers
for them, and it would scarcely be pos-
sible to go into detail about it. Lots of
our stuff is practically as good as new,
from off wrecks, for instance, and so is
bought to be used on other ships. Old
rope and canvas and metal have all
kind of uses and we handle a good deal
of them. We also have a few odds and
ends in the curio line, principally arms
and that sort of thing. Our house is
well known, and we have calls for all
manner of queer things. We supplied
the bags with which Lieutenant Hobson
tried to save some of the Spanish war-
ships that were run ashore down in
Cuba. Here are pictures of them in
acutal operation. We made 250 of
them. ‘They were eight by twenty feet,
with a lifting capacity of twenty-nine
tons apiece. They were made of canvas.
It leaked a trifle, but air was constantly
being pumped into them. The leaking
just acted like a safety valve for them
and prevented them from bursting.’’

‘‘How much for this?’’ cried an as-
sistant, coming into the office at this
moment with a Japanese sword in his
hand. ‘‘A party wants to buy it.’’

“‘It is not for sale,’’ replied Mr. Har-
rison promptly. ‘‘That was actually
used in the Chino-Japanese war,’’ Mr.
Harrison went on to explain to the report-
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It belongs to my private collection. ’’

Among many other things, too numer-
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shown an old boat howitzer that did
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ous mixtures as dozens of old army
trumpets without mouthpieces and a
second-hand electric motor. Perhaps
the strangest thing of all is to come out
of the warehouse, redolent of old times
and ancient shipping, and find that the
establishment lies directly underneath
a shore span of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Modern progress casts a very realistic
shadow upon the relics of the old.
Here again, as at Mr. Hurley’s, the in-
vestigations of the reporter were inter-
rupted by customers. This time it was
a lady and gentleman, both brimming
over with happiness, and wearing
rather suspicious gala attire.

‘*Bride and groom after some odds
and ends to decorate their new home,
I’ll bet a nickel,’’ said one of Mr. Har-
rison’s assistants in an undertone to
our reporter. Downtown a little further,
on Front street between Old Slip and
Cuyler’s Alley, in a row of timeworn,
but what were once quite aristocratic
buildings, is an establishment bearing
the sign ‘‘ Westminster Abbey.’’ In front
of the store are exhibited all manner of
things, running from cannon to rusty
chains, and inside the variety is still
more promiscuous and curiosity-provok-
ing. The business occupies the whole
building, four stories and cellar.

‘*Named after the historic place in
London?’’ replied the proprietor. ‘‘I
am. Not the store. Westminster Abbey
is my own name and so was my father’s
before me. My grandfather was a dis-
tinguished lawyer of Albany, and when
my father was born, the old gentleman
at once booked him for the bar and
gave him the majestic name of West-
minster. He felt sure that he could rise
to any height with sucha name. But
things went different. My father, instead
of soaring aloft by means of Coke and
Blackstone, found that he had not the
slightest taste for the law. And so, final-
ly, he founded this business right here
seventy years ago, when E. D. Morgan
was his next-door neighbor on the right.
He left me both his name and the busi-
ness. I don’t know that I am exactly
what you call a secondhand hardware
dealer, although the best part of my
stock could come under that category.
I handle curios of all kinds, as well,
and in fact, as you see by the samples
around you, anything and everything.
A good deal of my stuff comes from
auction sales over at the Navy Yard
and from the various sales at the Gov-
ernment arsenals and _ stations of what
they call condemned goods. These
things are scarcely ever in bad order;
merely out of date, superseded by new
ideas and inventions. Sometimes I buy
things that I would seem to have little
prospect of selling, but nevertheless a
customer comes along sometime or other.
About the only thing that I can think of
at the moment that seems to be a slow
seller is a lot of big shin-carpenters’

lanes, about five feet long, that I bought
rom the Government. However, I’ve
sold a few of them. Got any use for
these?’’ Mr. Abbey exhibited a brand
new cavalry sabre as he spoke. ‘‘I’ve
got sixty thousand of them. Made for
the Civil War. I bought them over at
Governor’s Island. Here is a rather
unique piece of hardware,’’ he went on,
conducting the reporter about the prem-
ises. ‘‘It is one of the very earliest
cannon cast, and a fine specimen, too.
The metal is harder than flint. It was
made before the art of tempering bronze
was numbered among the arts we have
lost. Its pedigree shows that this can-
non was made in Holland while the Low
Countries were still subject to Spanish
rule, and the weapon has served through
all the Colonial wars with Mexico, and
formed part of the fortifications of San
Juan, Puerto Rico, that Admiral Samp-
son was unsuccessful in bombarding.
You may find plenty of older cannon in
New York; in fact, I have some here,
but they are of iron or brass. I have
made a study of this subject and | can
find no record of any bronze cannon
more venerable than this in the muse-
ums of Berlin or Nuremburg. Nothing
dating back of 1640. This specimen be-
fore you weighs 500 pounds, is five feet
long, with a six inch bore. It isa
muzzle-loader, as were all of these an-
cient cannon.’’

 

This gun is certainly worthy of ad-
miration. Cast in relief at the breech
are the words: ‘‘Kylianus Weaewart
me fecti Campis 1631,’’ which may be
freely translated, ‘‘ Klian Weaewart made
me at Campen, Holland, in 1631.’’
The Spanish coat of arms is carved be-
tween the breech and the trunnions,
and between the trunnions and the muz-
zle appears ‘‘E] Infante’’ in scroll
work, In the center is an artistic pair
of dolphin handles by which it was
moved, and the carving throughout is in
a splendid fashion. When this gun was
fashioned Spain was at the zenith of her
power. In a little over two centuries
and a half it bas seen the fall of an em-
pire, and now lies a spoil of war to the
nation upon which the haughty Dons
fastened their expiring quarrel.

‘“‘If I was to attempt to touch upon
the various historical features of my
stock we might spend a whole day and
then not finish,’’ went‘on Mr. Abbey.
‘‘But perhaps a few samples will suffice.
Here are some Revolutionary flintlocks
stamped 1762. Here is another marked
1776. And to come down to a later
date, here is a musket stamped Harper's
Ferry, 1848. And I have specimens of
many dates and various countries as
well. Here is the greatest curiosity in
the gun line that I possess. It is said
to be the only gun of its kind in exist-
ence, ancient or modern. It is a sport-
ing smoothbore flintlock. It is four
and a half feet long and weighs only
four and a half pounds. It is the light-
est gun for practical use ever known.
In just as good condition now as it ever
was, capable of being put to good use
by a hunter. One of the greatest finds
I have ever made I have recently dis-
posed of. Your readers should be spe-
cially interested in it, fora variety of rea-
sons. It was a piece of chain, a few
links of the historic chain which was
stretched from West Point across the
Hudson to Constitution Island, to pre-
vent the British war vessels from forc-
ing a passage up the river. Some years
ago I was prowling around the Brooklyn
Navy Yard when I saw a pile of this
chain on sale as old iron. Each link
was three feet long and weighed 300
pounds. Without imagining for a mo-
ment that it had any particular history I
bought the lot, and only learned several
years later from Mr. Gunther, an expert
on such matters and a collector for the
Libby Prison Museum, that it wasa
part of the West Point chain. He had
carefully traced it down to the time it
reached the junk pile in Brooklyn and
there he got on my trail. It had lain,
unnoticed and uncared for, for fifty
years in that navy yard. This chain
was never successfully passed by the
British, as was the one stretched across
between Fort Montgomery and An-
thony’s nose in 1776. This last was
swept away twice by the river currents
and a third one was destroyed by the
British in 1777, who then went up the
river as far as Kingston. This West
Point chain was much heavier than the
ones which proved so futile at Fort
Montgomery. Several lots of this chain
were purchased from me by various his-
torical societies and private parties.
Among others who were specially inter-
ested in it was ex-Mayor Hewitt. He
owned the iron mines at Sterling, from
which came the ore from which the
chain was made. At Tuxedo is the old
forge, then owned by Robert Townsend,
where the chain was manufactured. His
great-grandson purchased some of the
links from me. But now I’m going to
give you a change from all this dry
business. I’m going to surprise you.’’

While Mr. Abbey had been speaking
he had conducted the writer up a flight
of narrow, dusty, cob-webbed stairs to
the second story of this veritable old
curiosity shop. Everything was dark
and one had to proceed by sense of
touch alone. Dodging all manner of
obstacles, such as projecting anchor
flukes and piled up junk of all kinds,
the conductor suddenly threw opena
door. Stepping inside one finds com-
plete contrast to the regions of gloom
without. It is a well lighted, large
room, carpeted with rich rugs, and
flanked on all sides with paintings of
considerable rarity and value. The

 

transition is abrupt and well planned.
Mr. Abbey seems to thoroughly enjoy
the burst of enthusiastic admiration
which the newcomer can in no wise
restrain,

‘‘ This is my picture gallery,’’ he said,
as he proceeded to show and tell of the
various paintings ; ‘‘and I scarcely think
you can find another like it in this part
of the city.’’

The collection is most extensive, in-
cluding canvases framed and unframed,
and specimens of both ancient and mod-
ern French, English, Dutch, and Flem-
ish schools. Some of the pictures are
valued at $2,000 and over. Among them
is a portrait by Van Dyke, and others
bearing the signatures of such famous
names as Rembrandt, Carolus Duran,
Innes, Andrea del Sarto, Detaille,
Cazin, and Bonnat.

‘“My most valuable painting is too
large to exhibit here,’’ concluded this
modern wonderworker. ‘‘It originally
cost $20,000. It is 400 feet long by forty-
five in width, representing the Falis of
Niagara, and the work of the celebrated
French artist, Paul Philippoteaux.’’—
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Brownie’s Mission in Life.
Written for the Tradesman.

It was April. A cold fine rain which
a high wind drove in sheets filled the
air. Brownie stood shivering, with
her tail to the wind and her head down,
wondering what it all meant. She had
first seen the light of day twenty-four
hours before, and it hadn’t been like
this. The sun shone then and it was
warm and bright. Her mother had
fondled and kissed her, licking her
with her great tongue until her brown
coat was glossy and dry. She had talked
to her, calling her lovingly if she strayed
the least distance. When the other
cattle had come up to welcome the new-
comer she had driven them fiercely
away. Now this fond mother was lying
prone upon the cold wet ground. Her
eyes were wide open, but there was no
answering gleam inthem. Brownie’s
plaintive call which the day before had
met with such anxious response was
unnoticed. What did it all mean? Why
did her mother lie so still, always look-
ing in one direction? Had she grown
tired of her baby so soon? Poor little
Brownie didn’t know that during the
long dark night when the coyotes had
howled and she had crept nearer her
mother death had come. It was more
than her short experience of life could
comprehend and so, hungry and chilled
to the bone, she stood waiting with the
dumb patience of her kind.

The wind veered from the east to the
north, changing the rain to sleet and
snow and driving it into a stinging bliz-
zard. The motherless calf, unable to
withstand the piercing cold and fierce
wind, wandered reluctantly step by step
away from the side of its dead mother.
Helplessly it drifted before the storm
until a barbed wire fence stopped further
progress.

Then a dreadful thing happened ; but
Brownie was too numb for either fear or
resistance. The pasture rider on the
Two-bar had a heart and when, upon
his homeward way, he discovered the
helpless, half-dead calf he placed it
across his saddle and carried it home
with him. At the ranch-house a big
fire blazed in the kitchen stove and
warmth and comfort held full sway.
Brownie came back to a state of con-
sciousness and again wondered what it
could mean. Several children crowded
around her, petting and stroking her.
She wasn’t afraid of them, although she
had never seen anything like them _be-
fore. The big man who had carried
her on his saddle frightened her dread-
fully, because he put his fingers in her
mouth and then held her nose down into

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a pail of warm milk. Her nose got full
of it and she spluttered a great deal,
making the children laugh and dance
around her. Hunger and cold were things
of the past and in blissful contentment
the little brown calf lay down on the
soft warm bed they made for her and
spent its second: night of life in the big
kitchen of the pasture rider’s house.

The next day Brownie was placed in
a warm dry shed along with several
other calves, where she soon learned to
be happy and contented. Then came
the hot summer days, which sped swift-
ly, and in the early autumn Brownie
passed through the agonizing ordeal of
being branded. Oh, the horror of it!
She never would forget it as long as she
lived. How cruel and rough those men
were! Even the pasture rider, who had
been so kind to her before, swore at her
when she struggled fiercely under the
sizzling branding iron. When it was
all over and he turned her loose he

 

called her a ‘‘gritty little devil.’’
Henceforth she was to go with the herd.
The next day, among the company of
several hundred cows and calves, she
walked a long, long way until they
came to the pasture where Brownie’s
mother had died. There the horrid
men on horseback, who swung ropes
and yelled, ‘‘Yip-hi! | Yo-he-ho!
Yo-he-ho!’’ so loudly whenever a cow
or calf lagged behind, left them. It
was all very new and strange to the
petted calf as, with the instinct of ker
kind, she patiently plodded after the
herd. Their tormentors gone, the tired
cattle strung into single file, making
slowly for the stream which flowed
through the pasture.

Brownie quickly became accustomed
to her new surroundings, where she
roamed at will, with nothing to do but
grow. This she began to do in a most
astonishing way, despite the fact of her
misfortunes upon first entering the
world. She developed a length and girt
of body wonderful to see and before
cold weather came was larger than any
yearling in the herd. s

Two years of ease and plenty sped
quickly away. Then cattle men from
all parts of the country gathered ina
populous Western city to hold a con-
vention. The local cattle raisers had ex-
erted themselves to make the conven-
tion a success. Fine specimens of thor-
oughbred stock were shipped to the
city’s stock yards from the nearby
ranches. The visiting stockmen were to
be shown the kind of cattle this part of
the Great West could produce.

Brownie wondered, as usual, what it
meant when a rider came galloping
across the pasture and, singling her out,
drove her away from the herd. For
three days this rider urged her slowly
forward. He was very kind to her,
permitting her to stop and rest or graze
whenever she wanted to, when he would
pat her smooth neck. When they came
into the city everybody looked at them
inwonder. Troops of chidren followed
them. Brownie heard them exclaim,
‘‘Isn’t she a monster!’’ but was not
aware that they referred to her. She
thought it must be the man on horse-
back who was driving her that caused
the people to stare.

When they finally reached the stock-
yards Brownie was given a roomy pen
all to herself and hundreds of men and
women came and stood around the pen
looking at her. The man who brought
her to town was almost six feet tall and
he often came into the pen and stood up
beside her to show the spectators how
high she was. She heard the people
talk about the ‘‘big cow;’’ and if she
could have read the newspapers she
would have learned that tickets fora
chance to draw the ‘‘big cow’’ were be-
ing sold among the stockmen at fifty
cents apiece.

On the last day of the convention
Brownie was led away from the stock-
yards into the city. Here they puta
wide blue ribbon around her body and,
preceded by a brass band, walked her
up and down several great long streets.
Finally they stopped at a place where
an immense crown had gathered. The
band played several pieces and then a
man stood up in a carriage and an-
nounced that a Mr. Somebody, who held
ticket number 1,155, had won the ‘‘big
cow.”’

Mr. Somebody was a wealthy cattle-
man from Texas and he gave Brownie to
a charitable institution in the city that
needed funds. In the meantime she
was taken to the city park and placed

 

in the field with the buffaloes, where she
proved a great attraction. For more
than a month it was quite the thing for
the fashionable city dames who were
charitably inclined to go about from
store to store selling tickets fora chance
on the “‘big cow.’’ Brownie was to be
raffled again, this time by the charit-
able institution to which the Texas cat-
tleman had given her.

After this she was purchased from the
lucky winner by an insurance company
and given by them to another charity.
Several times she changed owners in
this way, until the public ceased to be
interested in her and at last she fell in-
to hands that brought her to the inevit-
able goal.

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notable one, for she was the means of
raising several thousand dollars for the
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THE PUTNAM CANDY eo.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

BOYS WILL BE BOYS!

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wy W. PUTNAM, President R. R. BEAN, Secretary

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A Trade Maker

Fanny Davenport

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Trade Supplied By:

B. J. Reynolds, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Phipps, Penoyer & Co., Saginaw, Michigan.
Moreland Bros. & Crane, Adrian, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

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Commercial Travelers

Michigan Knights of the -—
President, Gro. F. OWEN, Grand ids; Sec-
retary, A. W. Stirr, Jackson; Treasurer,
JOHN W. SCHRAM, Detroit.

 

 

 

Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association
President, A. MARYMONT, Detroit; Secretary
and Treasurer, GEo. W. Hi, Detroit.

 

United Commercial Travelers of Michigan
Grand Counselor, M. J. Moorg, Jackson;
Grand Secretary, A. KENDALL, Hillsdale;
Grand Treasurer, W. S. MEst, Jackson.

Grand Rapids Council No. 131, U. (. T.
Senior Counselor, W R. Compron; Secretary-
Treasurer, L. F. Baker.

 

Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association

President, J. Boyp PANTLIND, Grand Rapids;
Secretary and Treasurer, GEo. F. OWEN,
Grand Rapids.

 

 

Presented With a Banner By the Ladies.

Grand Rapids, May 6-—-Saturday
evening, May 4, being the regular
meeting of Grand Rapids Council, No.
131, a large-sized council was again in
attendance. These meetings are grow-
ing very popular with the traveling men
of Grand Rapids, for at every meeting
there are some initiations, smokers and
social times. At this meeting nearly
all the preliminary arrangements for the
trip to the Grand Council meeting in
Kalamazoo were made—including a
special train on the G. R. & I. and
arrangements with the railroad com-
pany for one fare for the round trip,
tickets good going on special or regular
train Friday, May 14, and good to re-
turn up to and including May 20. A
special meeting is called for Saturday
evening, May 11, at 8 o'clock, at the
Morton House to make final reports on
everything. It is the intention to take
a band along, if such arrangements, can
be brought about, it being simply a
matter of having money enough. If any-
one can suggest a way out, please re-
port to D. E. Keyes, who can be found
at the wholesale house of Clark-Jewell-
Weils Co.

The meeting and its surprises will
long be remembered by everyone pres-
ent. About 9:30 an alarm was sounded
on the outer door, which, upon investi-
gation by the sentinel--and, by the
way, nothing passes Sentinel Driggs
when he is on duty—was found to be a
party of ladies—wives, sweethearts and
daughters of the members—and, Mr.
Editor, you will pardon me for making
the statement that I do not think a
sweeter lot of girls can be found any-
where than ‘‘our girls.’’ The Sentinel
reported that they demanded immediate
admittance. They got it—our girls al-
ways get what they ask for—and in they
marched, beautiful, proud and happy—
beautiful as Nature adorned them in
their true womanhood; happy, well,
happy because they all love their _hus-
bands and know their husbands just dote
on them and proud of the very elegant
and beautiful U. C. T. banner they had
to present to Grand Rapids Council,
No. 131. Won’t the Grand Rapids boys
feel their importance in the parade at
Kalamazoo, walking behind such a ban-
ner! Well, I guess yes. Mrs. Comp-
ton, in behalf of the ladies, in a very
neat speech, presented to our Senior
Counselor and the Council the banner
they have been working for the past
year to procure. Senior Counselor W.
R. Compton said some very nice things
to the ladies in accepting the beautiful
gift. Past Senior Counselor John D.
Martin asked for recognition from the
chair. It being granted to him, ina
few impromptu remarks he stated how
the Committee appointed to purchase
badges had overstepped their money
limit to some extent, and then turned
over to the Senior Counselor the Council
badges, gotten up in a very beautiful
combination of blue, gold and white,
and to the ladies he presented badges
which were an exact reproduction of the
Council badge, except being all in
white—an emblem of purity.

Everyone then went into the dining
room—a pozo"s happy family—and
partook of the good things already pre-
pared, and such good things, but alas!
they did not last long. Many of the
viands became exhausted, but not some

 

of the boys’ appetites. Some of them
took the cake; in fact, it was generally
conceded that many of them would take
cake and sandwiches had they a chance.
Will not mention any names this time,
but don’t let it occur again.

The evening came to a close, just as
all such evenings do in connection
with anything gotten up by the order of
the U. é, T., with entire satisfaction to
those who were instrumental in prepar-
ing it and with the utmost pleasure to
those entertained.

Many of the U. C. T. brothers were
happy at their social Saturday evening
to again see the ever-pleasant face of
Mrs. C. P. Reynolds among the ladies.
She has been missed for many socials
and we hope, with the continuance of
improving health, she will be among us
for all social gatherings to come.

A special meeting of Grand Rapids
Council, No. 131, will be held at the
Morton House, Saturday evening, May
11. Important business pertaining to
the trip to Kalamazoo to the Grand
Council meeting, May 17 and 18, wiil
be transacted. JaDee.

——_>22>—__
Gripsack Brigade.

The Western Michigan trade hereto-
fore covered by L. E. Phillips for the
Western Shoe Co. (Toledo) will here-
after be seen by Mr. Hittle.

Coopersville wants a hotel and will
make it an object to a good hotel man
who is looking for a location in a grow-
ing town on the line of both steam and
trolley lines.

Sault Ste. Marie News: John S,
Curry, formerly manager of the Mud
Lake Lumber Co.’s store at Raber, has
taken a position as traveling salesman
for P. C. Keliher,

H. T. Morgan, Michigan representa-
tive for Limbach, Sons & Co., of De-
troit, who has made Grand Rapids
headquarters for the past year, removes
this week to Detroit. He will make no
change in his territory or method of
covering it.

Theo, F. Vander Veen, who repre-
sents D. C. Vander Veen in this State
with a line of Quick Meal stoves, is re-
covering from a severe attack of appen-
dicitis. He was taken ill at the St.
Clair House, Port Huron, but is now
at his home.

Wm. Reeder, Northern Indiana repre-
sentative for Geo. H. Reeder & Co.,
has resigned to take a position with a
New York lumber concern. He is suc-
ceeded by Frank Coates, who has until
recently represented the Lambertville
Rubber Co. in Michigan.

J. J. Mahoney, of Lansing, who has
been traveling in Michigan the past five
years for the Patterson-Sargent Paint
Co., of Cleveland, has severed his con-
nection with that house and will engage
in the hardware business at Collinwood,
Ohio, to which place he will shortly re-
move his family.

Battle Creek Journal: W. W. Bishop,
traveling salesman for the L. A. Dud-
ley Rubber Co., of this city, has pur-
chased Floyd B. Coates’ residence at 32
Frelinghuysen ave., and will with his
family occupy the same as a home.
Mr. Bishop is a former resident of
Coldwater, and was considered one of
that city’s most enterprising and honor-
able business men. His advent into
Battle Creek is very welcome.

Thomas Whittingham, who has cov-
ered Eastern Michigan for the past sev-
enteen years for the Rogers Shoe Co.,
Toledo, has signed with Ainsworth,
Wickenhiser & Co., Toledo, to cover
the same territory. The vacancy thus
created in the ranks of the Rogers Shoe
Co. has been filled by the engagement
of Joseph Straughn, of Flint, who has
visited the trade of Eastern Michigan
for the past fourteen years for the West-
ern Shoe Co, and its predecessor,

 

SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN.

 

Chas. C. Hill, Representing Geo. H. Reeder
& Co.

Chas. C. Hill was born at Birming-
ham, Mich., Aug. 20, 1863, his father
being Rev. S. M. Hill, a Presbyterian
clergyman who enjoyed a wide reputa-
tion as a theologian and a pulpit orator.
Mr. Hill’s mother died when he was 5
years old, when the family removed to
Vassar, where Mr. Hill attended school,
completing his education with a high
school course. At the age of 12 years,
he became a member of the family of
Dr. Wm. Johnson, of Vassar, with
whom he remained until he was 18 years
old. May 1, 1881, he entered the em-
ploy of the Vassar Woolen Co., working
first in the office and afterwards going
on the road as traveling salesman until
1892. The next two seasons he covered
Michigan for the Appleton, Wis.,
Woolen Mills. In 1894, he returned to
his first love, covering his old trade in
Michigan for the next two years. In
the meantime—Sept. 17, 1892, to be ex-

 

 

 

 

 

act—he entered into partnership with
W. T. Lewis and engaged in the boot
and shoe and men’s furnishing goods
business at Mayville, under the style of
W. T. Lewis & Co. The stock was re-
moved to Vassar May 1, 1894, where the
business was continued under the style
of Hill & Lewis. Jan. 1, 1894, he pur-
chased the interest of his partner and
retired from the road, continuing the
business under the style of C. C. Hill
until Feb. 1, 1898, when he sold an _ in-
terest to F. C. Hogle, who was then
covering Michigan, Wisconsin and Min-
nesota for Lawrence, Webster & Co., of
Malone, N. Y. The copartnership ex-
pired by limitation Feb. 1, 1901, when
the stock was closed out and the busi-
ness discontinued.

Mr. Hill then engaged to cover East-
ern Michigan for Geo. H. Reeder &
Co., of Grand Rapids. He makes his
headquarters at Vassar and undertakes
to see his trade every sixty days. Liv-
ing in the heart of his territory makes
it convenient for his customers to com-
municate with him as often as once a
week.

Mr. Hill was married jan. 29, 1885,
to Miss Alice Hough, of Alma. They
have one child, a boy, now 15 years old.

Mr. Hill is a member of Vassar
Lodge, F. and A. M., the K. P. Lodge
at Millington, the Maccabee Lodge at
Vassar and the Michigan Knights of the
Grip.

Mr. Hill attributes his success to hard
work and hustling and to the fact that
he has always made it a cardinal rule
never to deceive himself or destroy the

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confidence of his friends and custom-

ers. He enjoys the respect and friend-

ship of the trade to an unusual degree

and, judging by his past experience,

he is destined to achieve a large meas-

ure of success in his chosen calling.
——--> 2.

Hides, Pelts, Furs, Tallow and Wool.

Hides are in light offering, with a
slight advance in price. The late take-
off is of better quality and the demand
equals the supply. A strong market is
the outlook, with no material advance.

Pelts are gradually moving out at low
rates. Pullers are not anxious except
at low.prices, as their pulled wool piles
up on them and they are not certain
that bottom has been reached, but are
sure that the demand for their product
is light.

The fur season is at its close at much
lower values. The trade has not been
profitable and dealers are not anxious
buyers. Offerings will be large at June
sales.

Tallow is in good demand for all
grades, with but fair offerings. The
advance in price holds firm and con-
siderable trading is done.

Wool remains low, with no Eastern
buyers in the State. What little has
been marketed is to home buyers at low
prices. Trade in this commodity has
changed so materially that old buyers
are at their wits’ end to know what is
best and safe. So many paid for a les-
son last year that they go to the extreme ~
the other way. Prices do not tempt the
grower and the sale of the clip drags.
Present purchases at prevailing prices
should not keep the dealer awake nights,
as they are far below an importing
point. Wm. T. Hess.

OE TE

R. P. Bigelow has given up the State
agency of the Stimpson Computing
Scale Co. to take the position of Cen-
tral Michigan salesman for C. W. Inslee
& Co., of Detroit, covering the territory
traveled by the late Samuel B. Taylor,
of Lansing. Mr. Bigelow relinquished
this territory to Mr. Taylor about a
dozen years ago, since which time Mr.
Bigelow has represented Berdan & Co,
in the same territory and the Stimpson
Computing Scale Co. in the entire State.

———_>4+.___

A man’s curiosity never reaches the
feminine standpoint until some one tells
him that his name was in yesterday’s
paper.

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Your Liquor or
Morphine Disease

Do you want it cured? Your case of Nervous
Prostration or Nerve Exhaustion from overwork,
do you want it cured? In either case investigate
the special plan of nerve treatment used at

Patterson Home Sanitarium
316 E. Bridge St., Grand Rapids, [lich.
Special price to all liquor cases to May 15.

Phone 1291.
Dr. C. E. Patterson, Manager

 

  

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

Drugs--Chemicals

Michigan State Board of Pharmacy
Term expires

 

 

L. E. REYNOLDS, St. Joseph - Dec. 31, 1901
HENRY HEIM, w - - Dee. 31, 1902
WIT P. Dory, Detroit- - - Dec. 31, 1903
A. C. SCHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Dec. 31, 1904
JOHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids Dec. 31, 1905

President, A. C. SCHUMACHER, Ann Arbor.
Secre , HENRY HEM, Ww
Treasurer, W. P. Doty, Detroit.

 

Examination Sessions.
Star Island, June 17 and 18.
Sault Ste. Marie, August 28 and 29.
Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6.

 

Mich. State Pharmaceutical Association.
President—CuHas. F. MANN, Detroit.
Secretary—J. W. SEELEY, Detroit
Treasurer—W. K. SCHMIDT, Grand Rapids.

 

 

Formulas For Ten Kinds of Condition

Powders.

This class of remedies is usually com-
posed of numerous substances, giving
them the character of ‘‘shot-gun’’ pre-
scriptions. Among the more prominent
ingredients making up the composition
of these powders are: Black antimony,
sulphate of sodium, nitrate of potassium,
sulphur, fenugreek, gentian, asafoetida
and ginger. We have, in the above,
alteratives, diuretics, diaphoretics,
tonics, laxatives, sedatives and correct-
ives. A fact well established is that
the commercial black antimony of the
market contains no antimony, but con-
sists principally of coal dust mixed
with chalk and other inert substances;
therefore, if the medicinal properties of
antimony are desirable, why not use the
sulphurated antimony (Kermes mineral)
mixed with powdered charcoal to pro-
duce the necessary bulk and proper
color?

When sulphate of sodium is an in-
gredient, it should be desiccated by ex-
posure to the air, when it will effloresce,
losing its water of crystallization, and
fall into a fine powder. The dose of
condition powders is usually a table-
spoonful to a horse, cow or hog; two
tablespoonfuls for an ox or mule; a
teaspoonful for a good-sized calf, sheep
or dog; mixed with their food night
and morning for a week or two, after-
wards the same dose every other day.
For fowls, a small quantity of the pow-
der is added to corn, grain or other
provender that has been moistened, and
fed to them for a short time. While the
stock is being dosed, it should be kept
under shelter and not exposed to wet
and cold weather. The following table
of the normal number of pulsations in
a minute in various animals is here
added, which may be useful to those
administering medicines to animals:

Horse, 34 to 40; ox or cow, 38 to 453
mule, 48 to 54; sheep, 70 to 80; goat,
72 to 76; dog, 90 to 100; cat, 110 to
120; hen or duck, 136 to 140.

1. Sodium sulphate,........... 8 parts
PHlpnat 4 parts
Memugreck: ooo 4 parts
Gemiae eo 2 parts

Black antimony........... 2 parts
Reduce all to powder and mix well.
Known as Darby’s Condition Powder.

2. Potassium nitrate.......... 2 parts
i 4 parts
Iron carbonate............. I part
ee 2 parts
Black antimony........... I part
Limeced meal............. IO parts

_ Reduce to powder and mix with the
linseed meal. Known as Youatt’s Pow-

der.

Ee ea 8 parts
Potassium bitartrate....... 2 parts
Potassium nitrate.......... I part
so oes cha 2 parts
Wem. 4 parts
Me ss I part
Black antimony........... 2 parts

Reduce to powder and mix. Known

as Taplin’s Powder.

 

4. Genttan 0) oe ee 6 parts
Asatoctida 2.655... 5.0500. I part
Ginger eee I part
Scarce I part
Sodium chloride........... 4 parts
Benupree eo 6 parts
RCSB a I part

Reduce to powder and mix; to pro-
mote appetite. Known as Lebla’s Pow-

der.

5.) GemeAR 8 parts
Bayberry........... Be ee 4 parts
MUEMCMIC oe a 4 parts
Pp 2 parts
BORE MACK 2 parts

Reduce to powder and mix. Known
as ‘* Diapente’’ Powder.

S  Salpber ee I2 parts
Black sulphuret mercury... 1 part
RBNATD. 2 parts
Asatoetida 6. i I part
ee a a 2 parts
Wormseed levant.......... 2 parts

Reduce to powder and mix. Known
as Lebla’s Worm Powder.

7. eS ..- § Patts
DeBBa a 5 parts
Cimger ie 5 parts

Potassium bitartrate....... 5 parts
All in powder and well mixed; for

gripes. Known as ‘‘ Pulvis Santus.’’

8. Magnesium sulphate....... 8 parts
a Io parts
PERPCCR 2 parts

Reduce to powder and mix. Known
as Lebla’s Purgative Powder.

9. Potassium nitrate......... 16 parts
Campmor. 2 parts
Wattar emetic... 06... 2 parts

All in powder; mix well. Known as
White’s Fever Powder.
10, White arsenic............. I part
Cream tartar. 200.0200). Ig parts
Charcoate oo 20 parts

Mix carefully; give half a teaspoon-
ful once a day. Known as White’s
Compound Arsenical Powder.

The Drug Market.

Opium—On account of reported rains
in the growing district, prices are lower
in primary market and less firm here.

Morphine—Is unchanged.

Quinine—Is steady. The manufac-
turers’ price remains unchanged.

Alcohol—Advanced again 4c on Satur-
day, making 6c advance in two weeks,
The advance is on account of higher
price for corn.

Citric Acid—Manufacturers have re-
duced their price 2c per Ib.

Bismuth Preparations—Have all de-
clined toc per Ib., on account of lower
price for metal.

Cocaine—Advanced $1 per oz. on
May 4 and is tending higher, on ac-
count of high price and scarcity of
cocoa leaves.

Iodine Preparations—On account of
the decline in iodine noted two weeks
ago, its preparations are all lower.

Iodoform—lIodide potash, etc., have
all declined.

Balsam Peru—Has advanced on ac-
count of higher prices in the primary
market.

Oil Cedar Leaf—Is very scarce and
has again advanced. There is very lit-
tle to be had.

Oils of Lemon and Orange—Have
both declined.

Oil Peppermint—Is very firm and
advancing.

Elecampane Root—Is_ scarce and
higher.
Sulphuric Ether—Has been advanced,

on_ account of higher price for alcohol.
Linseed Oil—Is firm at the last ad-
vance.

—_2st>_____
The Cough Syrup Season.

A West Side druggist in New York
recently had a window full of cough
syrup over which he placed, as if to
watch it, a papier-mache head of the
well-known ‘*Peck’s Bad Boy.’’ Pro-
truding from the grinning youngster’s
mouth was a long piece of white paper
on which was printed, ‘‘We can recom-
mend this.’’ The remedy is prepared
by the druggist.

 

 

Cereal Tooth Powder.

Dr. Fletcher, in an article on inter-
stitial gingivitis, supports the theory that
the exciting cause of this disease is
generally local, due to the failure to
clean the teeth, the use of soft brushes
and inefficient dentifrices and the omis-
sion of toothpicks. In cleaning the
teeth the approximal surfaces, and es-
pecially the necks, should have special
care, since these localities are usually
first attacked. A dentifrice should not
be used as an abrasive; the enamel re-
quires no polishing. It should be coarse
enough to remove foreign matter. The
author therefore condemns the use of
chalk, sea-shell or pumice stone and
recommends a powdered cereal made
from the hard parts of rice or Indian
corn as the base of his dentifrice. The
grit in this powder does the work most
thoroughly, without the least injury or
wear, as must be self evident. Pulver-
ized cereal has been objected to on the
ground that it ferments in the mouth.
This is wrong, however, for only hy-
drated starches ferment, and to hydrate
it requires boiling, the action of caustic
alkalies, or long continued action of
bacteria.

With this pulverized cereal is incor-
porated 25 per cent. of soluble ingredi-
ents for sterilizing the mouth and _ neu-
tralizing its acids. These ingredients
are sodium borate, potassium chlorate,
and potassium nitrate in some cases.
The formula mostly used is as follows:
R. pulverized cereal, 75 parts; sodium
borate, 18 parts; potassium chlorate, 7
parts. Sweeten with saccharin and
flavor to taste.

As a dentifrice this cereal powder
does no possible injury, even by ex-
cessive use. It may be used freely and
often enough to prevent any accumula-
tions whatever on any surface accessible
to a good brush. By the use of this pow-
der the accumulations are not only kept
away, but the surface of saw-toothed
abrasions at the necks of the teeth be-
come dark and lose their sensitiveness,
showing that the abrasion has ceased.

——_> 0. ___
Advantage of Serving Bromo Properly.

There are so few drug clerks who
know how to serve a dose of effervescing
bromo properly or, knowing, care. Go
into ten stores and call for a glass of
bromo and the chances are that it will
be served to you wrong in ten of them.
This is about the way they do it: They
draw a mineral water glass nearly full
of carbonated water at nearly the freez-
ing point, put in a spoonful of the effer-
vescing salt, stir it with the spoon and
pass it over the counter.

How should it be done? So: Take a
dry glass, put in the granular powder,
draw another glass half full of plain
water from the tap, and while the cus-
tomer holds the first glass in his hand
pour the contents of the second glass in-
to it. Rationale: The bromo dissolves
better in the tap water, the effervescence
is more regular and steady, the custom-
er can drink it down at once and the
latter process of manipulation looks bet-
ter, and hence does the patient more
good. As Io cents is usually charged,
a half glass of vichy might be thrown
in gratis for the customer to rinse his
mouth with. Very little things influence
trade, and a man would walk a block or
two out of his way to get even so ap-
parently small a thing as a dose of
bromo served properly.

——_>0>____
A New Anti-Fat.

Dr. Brodnax says: Last summer I
was up in the mountains and met a rev-
erend gentleman, and noted that he was

 

 

getting very fat and so short-winded
that he panted on the least exertion. 1
told him what I knew about Epsom salts
and directed that he sponge his whole
body night and morning with Epsom
salts one part, and water sixteen parts,
I also told him to take a teaspoonful of
the same three times a day. His weight
then was 238 pounds. I saw him about
the middle of the following May, and
his weight was 178 (60 pounds reduc-
tion in nine months), his normal
weight. He is strong and active, feel-
ing well every way. He said he followed
the directions very carefully and felt
very much better and healthier in every
way from the start.

 

 

Are You Short
on Wall Paper

If so send to us for samples.
A large stock on hand of
good sellers. Ship orders
same day received. Prices
as low as you can imagine.

Write us.

HEYSTEK & CANFIELD CO.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Michigan Wall Paper Jobbers.

 

Talk No. 6

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Machine for X Ray Work and
Static Treatments

You are hearing a great deal about the won-
derful cures made by electricity now days. The
cut above will give you some idea of Static Elec-
tricity, one of the most valuable forms. It can
be controlled so nicely that the smallest infant
can take it. Whatis it good for? A multitude
of diseases. Among them are Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Epilepsy, St. Vitus Dance, Bright’s
Disease, Diabetes, Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia,
Torpidity of Liver, Stomach and Bowels, dis-
eases —— to Women, Skin and Scalp dis-
eases, Nervousness, Insomnia, Weakness follow-
ing Grip or any Wasting disease, etc., etc. It is
the great regulator of the Nutritive processes of

e Dr. Rankin will gladly exhibit its
workings to any one who will call at the office.

Go or write to
DR. C. E. RANKIN
Powers’ Opera House Block
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Graduate of University of Michigan and Illinois
School of Electro-Therapeutics
Mail Treatment ;
Dr. Rankin’s —— of ‘Home Treatment” is

well known and highly efficient. Send for free
symptom blank.

Drug Clerk Wanted

All round man for Wholesale and Laboratory
work, and Retail when necessary. Fair pay and
steady place to good man. Mustbe sober and a
worker. Give full particulars and send photo.

Fred Brundage, Muskegon, [ich.

 

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Boracie.. 05. co... @ 17 Eco. “ : br : = Tinctures
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oo > lg Ger anium, a . wt 75 —_ tum — F =
ae oo | commteatl, Senn za. p
Noe cecicn ese cts on — Hedeoma.. 1 40@ 1 50 Aloes and Myrrh... 60
an a @ Junipera ............ 150@ 2 00 | Arm = sda” 50
alia ... a ol on 90@ 2 00 yer ea ae 50
Sal hhurieum eae 1%@ Limonis..... 22.2... 5 ie 1 | eee een 60
a joe = "1 10@ 1 20| Mentha Piper. 1 40@ 2 00 — Yortex 50
: 38@ Mentha Verid....... ie 1 co | oo 60
Tartaricum ......... Morrhue, ‘gal. 1 10@ 1 20 Benzoin Co 50
Ammonia Mera : 4 00@ 4 50 | Barosma... 50
Aqua, 16 deg......... m G6 Olve 0 75@ 3 00 —— 75
Aqua, 20 deg... oe ee 6@ 8] Picis Liquida....... 10@ 12 Cardamon 50
Carbonas .. ...- 13@ 15] Picis Liquida, gal... @  35| -areamon. %5
Chioridum........... 17@ 14| Ricina. sees. 1 00@ 1 08 75
Aniline Rosmarini. . eas @ 1 00 1 =
2 2 25 Rosz, ounce......... 6 00@ 6 50
RAE aS —: fire 40@ 45 -
— seeeeeree aire] pice cece es sce. 7 1 . =
tescrecereccescrce 45 SAE ee 2 z
WOW 5 Scene 2 O@ 3 00 Sassafras.. 48 53 50
Baccze —— ess., ‘ounce. oe 65 =
seas, 0,25 2@ 24| Tigli “2 1 60
guniperi oe ey soe 8 | Rhymes sn 80 50
Xanthoxylum ......- Theobromas ........ 20 35
Balsamum Potassium Gentian Co.. ee
cen Dass 55@ ‘ = BI. Carb. : u@ 18 Gulaca... oF fa
cS aoaie | | 60 | Bichromate . 13@ 15| Guiaca ammon......
— + ce 50 | Bromide .. 52@ 57 | Hyoscyamus... 50
eT ae Care 12@ 15 | Iodine on 75
Cortex Chlorate...po.17@19 16@ 18 ioitae, coloriess. a 75
Abies, Canadian..... 18 | Cyanide. .°...... . 34@ = 38 | Kino ae 50
Oe es Mi Yomiee 2 2 40 Lobelia 50
Cinchona Flava. .... 18 | Potassa, Bitart, pure 2 30 | Myrrh....... 50
Euonymus atropurp. 30 | Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15} Nux Vomica.. L 50
Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 | Potass Nitras, opt.. 7? 0) Opt... 75
Prunus Virgini...... 12| Potass Nitras. . oC 6@ 8 | Opii, comphorated.. 5o
Quillaia, gr’d........ 12 | Prussiate...... 23@ 26 | Opii, deodorized..... 1 50
Sassafras ...... po. 20 15 | Sulphate po......... 15@ 18| Quassia ... 50
Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 15 Radix ——- a fo
Extractum ACOntUM.:.........; 200@ 25 San uinaria..
Glycyrrhiza — 24@ 25 ee 320@ =33 Sanguinaria... re 5
Glycyrrhiza, po..... 28@ 30) Anchusa . 10@ 12) Stromonium......... 69
Heematox, 15 D. box 11@ 12) Arum po.. @ 25) Tolutan ............. 69
Hzematox, 1S........ 13@ 14! Calamus.. : 20@ 40) Valerian 2... 02. Bo
Hzmatox, %s........ 4@ 15) Gentiana.....po.i5 12@ 15 Veratrum Veride... Bo
Heematox, 4s....... 16@ 17) Glyehrrhiza...pv. 15 16@ 18 Zingiber .. o 20
Ferru = — Ganaden. = a Siiewcitianmenen
Jarbonate Precip... be Houlebore, Albay po. 1: 15| ther, Spts.Nit.2 F 30@ 35
Citrate and Quinia.. 2 25 | Tnula, po.. ml ie 20 | ther, Spts.Nit.4F 34@ 38
Citrate Soluble...... 75 | Tpecac, po... 3 60@ 3 75| Alumen............. 24@ 38
Ferrocyanidum Sol.. 40 | Iris plox...po. 85038 35@ 40|Alumen, gro’d..po.7 3@ 4
Solut. Chloride. ..... 15 | Jalapa, pr... 25@ 30| Annatto.............. 40@ 50
ee com’l..... 2) Maranta, %s_....... @ 35| Antimoni, 4@ 5
hate, aes = Podophyllum, po... 22@ 25 | Autimonie Pots 40@ 50
Sb, per cwt.. Soe... Va vei ae oe
Sulphate, pure...... 7| Rhei, cut ..222222227. @ 1 25| Antifebrin .......... @ 2
Flora en pv 75@ 1 35 | Argenti Nitras, oz.. @ 651
i 15 18 | Spigelia : 35@ 38|Arsenicum.......... 10@ 12
ee eh 22 95 | Sanguinaria...po.15 @  18/ Balm Gilead nome. 383Q@ 40
Anthen Sy ‘] 30@ 35] Serpentaria......... 40@ 45| Bismuth S. N.. - 1 80@ 1 85
Matricaria..........- Senesa 60@ 65 | Calcium Chi or, 13 a @ 9
Folia —, officinalis HH. @ 40 Calcium Chlor., Yys.. @ 10
Barosma..........--- 38@ 40] Smilax, M... @ 25| Calcium Chlor., 4s.. @ i2
Tin- Seilie ....... .. 1 12 | Cantharides, Rus.po @ 80
—_ Acutifol, po. 0o@ 12
velly 20@ 25) Symplocarpus, eee Capsici Fructus, af. @ 15
Gansta, Asuiitol, ‘Alx. 25@ 30! ‘dus, po............ 25 | Capsici Fructus, po. @ 5
Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana,Eng. po. 30 @ 2% Capsici Fructus B, po @
Ce 12@ 20! Valeriana, German. 15@ 20 Caryophyllus..po.15 12@ 14
and %
Uva Ursl...... =.) i. 8@ 10) Zingibera........... 14@_ 16 | Carmine, No. 40..... @ 3 00
Gummi Zingiber j.....-...... 25@ 27/Cora AlDa........:. 50 56
Acacia, 1st picked... @ 65 mpegs Coceus ... i @ 40
Acacia, 2d picked ... @ 45) Anisum. . po. @ 12| Cassia Fructus...... @ 35
Acacia, 3d_picked.. @ 35; Apium (graveicons), 13@ 15| Centraria............ @ 10
Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 2 Bad, te. 6 | Cetaceum.. Se @ 4
Acacia, po. 45@ 65) Carul.......... — 18 12@ 13! Chloroform .... 55@ 60
Aloe, Barb. ‘po. 18@20 12@ 14| Cardamon.. -. 1 25@ 1 75/| Chloroform, squibbs @ 110
Aloe, Cape....po. 15. @ 12/Coriandrum........_. 8@ 10} Chioral Hyd Crst.... 1 40@ 1 65
Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ 30| Cannabis ee ae 1%4@ Chondrus............ 20@ 25
Ammoniae.......---- 55@ 60)| Cydonium. : 75@ 1 00 | Cinchonidine,P.& W 38@ 48
Assafoetida.. = 45 45@ 50| Chenopodium. - Ma 2 ae, Germ. 38@ 48
Benzoinum .. ... 60@ 55/ Dipterix Odorate.... 1 00@ 1 10! Coe 6 55G 6 75
Catechu, 18........+. @ 138) Foeniculum.......... @ 10 Coe, Tist, ‘dis. pr. et. 70
Catechu, 4S.......-- @ 14! Foenugreek, po...... 7@ 9) Creosotum........... @ 3
Catechu, 44S8........- of 16 | Lini ee 4@_—s 85 | Crea... --DbI. 7 75 @ 2
Camphore .......--- 6 73 | Lini, grd..... bbl. 4 4%@ 5 Greta, prep.. @ 5
Euphorbium...po. 35 @ Wi tobela ............. 35@ 40) Creta, precip. @ 1
Galbanum.........-- @ 100 — Canarian.. 4%@ 5 Creta, Rubra @ 8
Gamboge ........- po 65@ 70| Rapa................ 4%@ 5] Crocus ....... - 2a 2
Guaiacum...... po. 25 @ 30 Sinapis Alba.. 9@ 10} Cudbear............. @ 24
..- po. $0.75 @_ 75| Sinapis Nigra... 11@ = 12} Cupri —— S eavivlen ee 644@ 8
hos @ = Suivites Dextrine . L 7@ 10
ieee s ae 2 65 Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| fener Sul Me ee ee
“po. 80a, Krumentl, D. F.R.. 2 00@ 2 25 Emery, po @ 6
Recsece set SO 2 a
Shellac, bieached.. Fr 35 nk os, cate -—- a <
iperis Co. O. T... 1 65@ 2 00] @ 9
Tragacanth.......... 60o@ 90 TEE Co. 1 75@ 3 50 Flake White. x .
Herba Saacharum N.E.... 1 90@ 2 10 eons Ea Teeny 8s@ 9
Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli....... 1 75@ 6 50 Gelatin, Cooper a @ 60
Eupatorium..oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto......... 1 25@ 2 00 Gelatin; French... .. 35@ 60
bella ccs oz. pkg 25 | Vini eo. 1 25@ 2 00} Glassware, flint, box 75 & 5
og be < pkg a Sponges git than box..... . 70
en p..OZ. ‘ Ww xlue, brown......... 11 13
Mentha —s Dig 2 F —— oe ool 2 BO@ 2 75 Gine, —. 1b@ 2
se aa 92 | Nassau sheeps’ wool 2 ycer aa * - 17%@ 25
ae Fae pkg o5| _carriage............ 2 0@ 2 75 | Grane Faradisl...... @ z
oo Velvet extra sheeps’ um 25@
Magnesia wool, carriage. .... @ 1 50 Hedvers, Chior Mite @ 100
Caleined, Pat........ 55@ 60/ Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydrarg =— ale @
Carbonate, Pat...... 18@ 20| wool, carriage. .... 13 oe |
Carbonate, K.&M.. 18@ 20| Grass sheeps’ wool, eee oe @ 1 20
‘arbonate, Jennings 18@ 20 pases ge @1 - = —— “= =
Oleum ae —— or slate ao @ Johtnyob olla, Am.. - 8 2
hium......... 6 50@ “se a
je ins ep | Oe @ 1 40 roaine, Resbi:: . 3 40@ 3 60
Amygdale, Amare. 8 00@ 8 25 Syrups Iodoform.. +. 3 60@ 3 85
—. 1 85@ 2 00 | Acacia ...... 0... ..+. @ 50| Lupulin... @ 50
Auranti Cortex 2 10@ 2 20; Auranti Cortex...... @ 50 Lycopodium. ... 80@ 85
Bergamii............ 2 70@ 2 90 | Zingiber... @ 50 65@ 75
Caj — ae ee 80@ 85 | Ipecac............... @ 60 — Arsen et Hy-
ophylli:........- 75@_ «80 | Ferri i @ 50 @
aa ae Smilax 0 ER 50 60 ieee otage As 0 3
Sve casiais @ 2 75|Sm cc. is esia, 9
Chenopedii-. oelc inca & SOUR t 40 | BORGER... occc ce ens @ 650} Magnesia, Sulph, bbl @ 1%
MIE © 3a@ 40 veoceescreeeee = @ 80] Manni, 8. F,....... 60@ 60!

 

  

 

        
   

 

   

  

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

Menthol............. @ 5 00 | Seidlitz —— ae 0@ 22 Linseed, pure raw... 63 65
Morphia, S., P.& W. 2 35@ 2 60 | Sinapis .. @ 18| Linseed, boiled...... 64 67
a S., N.Y. = — my a @ 30} Neatsfoot, winter str 54 60
2 25@ 2 60 aden, De Spirits Turpentine.. 39 45
Moschus Canton.: @ 40 @ 41 |
Myristica, No. 1..... 80 sau Socks, De Vo's @ 4} Paints BBL. LB.
Nux Vomiea.. -po. 15 @ 10| Soda, Boras.......... 9@ 11}
Os Sepia 35@ 37 /| Soda, Boras, po..... 9@ 11| Red Venetian.. 1% 2 @8
i yr Saac, H. & P. Soda et Potass Tart. 23@ 25| Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @A
eto el eaele @ 1 00} Soda, 3 ---- 1%@ 2) Ochre, yellow Ber... 1% 2 @3
Pivis Sa. N.N.% om. Soda, Bi-Carb.. om = oI Putty, commercial... 2% 2%@3
doz @ 2 00 | Soda, Ash.. 3%K@ 4| Putty, strictly pure. 2% 2%@3
Picis Liq., quarts... @ 1 00 Soda, Sulphas.. @ 2; Vermilion, Prime
Picis Liq., pints. .... @_ 85! Spts. Cologne.. @ 2 60 | American . 13@ 15
Pil Hydrarg. ..po. 80 @ 50) Spts. Ether Co 50@ 55| Vermilion, Engiish.. 70@ 75
Piper Nigra...po. 22 @ 18) Spts. Myrcia Dom.. @ 2 00 | Green, Pare 4@ 18
4 Alba.. _— 35 @ 30/ Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ | Green, Peninsular... 13@ 16
Piix Burgun........ 7 | Spts. Vini Rect. %bbl @ | Lead, red............ AG 7
Plumbi Acet......... 12 | Spts. Vini Rect. 10gal @ | Lead, white......... 84@ 7
Pulvis Ipecac et oi 1 30 1 50 | Spts. Vini Rect. 5 gal @ | Whiting, white Span @ 9
— ie boxes H Strychnia, Crystal.. 80@ 1 05 | wee E gilders’. @ %
P. D. Co., doz.. @ 75! Sulphur, Subl....... 2%@  4| White, Paris, Amer. @ 1 2
errcuiten., pv.. 25@ 30) Sulphur, Roll........ ue 3% | | Whiting, Paris, Eng.
Quassie |. 8@ 10|Tamarinds.......... 8@ | __cliff.. @140
Quinia,S.P.& W... 36@ 46|Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30 | Universal Prepared. 1 10@ 1 20
Quinia, S. German.. 34@ = 44 Theobrome.......... 65 |
Quins, N.¥. MQ 4) Vania | 9 = 00 | Varnishes
Rubia Tinctorum.... 12@ 14) ZinciSulph.........
Saccharum Lactis py 18@ 20 Oils | No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 1 20
Om 4 50@ 4 75 Beare Fur... .....- 1 60@ 1 70
Sanguis — 0@ 50 BBL. GAL. | Coach Body......... 2 75@ 3 00
Sapo, W... 12@ 14} Whale, winter....... 70 70 | No. 1 Turp Furn..... 1 00@ 1 10
eG ee 10@ 12) Lard, extra.......... 60 70 | Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60
Sapo G @ | Lard, Ne.1.......... 45 | Jap.Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ 75
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Cigars

We are agents for the
celebrated

Brunswick Brands

Wolverine - - $55
Nehees =©=6- —(l - CCG
a es
Cranes Cadeis- - 35
Boageew = - COD

Hawthorn, 25 in tin 35

We also have

Our Manager, Quintette

And a complete line of G. J. Johnson
Cigar Co.’s brands including
the celebrated

S. ©. W., Exemplar, ctc

Hazeltine & Perkins
Drug Co.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

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and are intended to be correct at time of going to press.

market prices at date of purchase,

ADVANCED

Sugars
Mollod Osnte
Corn Syrup

Maiben ~ Marke in

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These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mailing, Columbia, —s 00
Prices, however, are lia- | Columbia, % pints........... 1 25
ble to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders filled at ee
RN os sae oss. wc @il
Perfection .. @i0
{nnn | Diamond White. ... a.
I). 8. Gasoline......... @
DECLINED Deodorized Naphtha.. @10
om NE cos desc u eae 29 @34
Toothpicks Engine......... 19 @22
Cheese Black, winter.......... @10%
Cordage CHEESE
I, is ce cet cie coy @10
ee @Q10%
| ic cee @il
— Emblem............. @ll
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Gold Medal.......... 10
{ a BOE Sass ccc i eu nas @10%
sla coe ee smut ones eee a
Pe)... 1...
ALABASTINE BUTTER COLOR ae nn
White In drums............. 9 we : & ae = = “-> 2 201) Bdam................ @90
Col. | Colors in drums............. 10 + R. & Co.'s, 25 size.... 2 00} Leiden . Q@i7z
A White In packagos.......... a " eee ae soeb7s
. _, ys | Colors In packages.......... 1 lectric Light, 88............ 12 neapple o 7
oe Dewars Cee . Loss 46 per cent discount. Electric Light, 16s...... ....12% | Sap Sago........... 19@20
Ammonia 1 AMMONIA IN, no ok sc os asus ce 10% CHEWING GUM
Axlo Greaxe 1 Per Dor, Paraffine, 12s... seteee American Flag Spruce....
8 Arotle 12 07, ovals........... a eee, Den Beeman’s Pepsin.......... 60
Doktne Powder , | Arette pints, round . il 10 CAN ae i ODS” Black yee ae 5
wine Powdor, . zargest Gum Made....... 5
Hath firton ie AXLE GREASE 3 1b. Standards. ..... Wl San Ren
BIUING 0... cece esses eeeee eee 2 doz. gross} Gallons, standards. . 2 00) Sen Sen Breath Perfume..
Hrooms... vO ml, . . 5S 6 00 Blackberries Bigar Teel... 6. ol lo
Hrushos ...... 1 Sustor : ‘yehee 80 7 2 Standards . eons ‘ oe 55
Hutter Color oie 2 copitcér an Oe eres 4 enn s
© PO ic inciscs cass 9 00} Baked .............. + 1 00@1 30) BK. en 5
IXL Golden, tin boxes i 9 00 Red Kidney. . : 75@ 85
Candios ‘ 4 String 80 Red . ee 7
Candles, .. 2 aed ae Re MO cee 4
Canned Goods 2 ‘Miacbacoies F ee 6%
Cataup 3 Standard .... ge SOHGHER SO. el 6
a OMe : Brook Trout CHOCOLATE
fea Gum % 2 1b. cans, —— oes tenes 1 90 Ambrosia
Ghicory” 8 Clams. Ambrosia Sweet............. 21
Chovolate 3 Little Neck, 1Ib..... 1 00 | Household Sweet............ 19
Clothes Lines 3 Little Neck. 2 Ib. 150) Ambrosia Premium.. 32
© a... Clam Bouillon Yankee Premium. . 31
Cocoa Shells 3 Burnham's, 4 pint........ 1 92 Walter Baker & Co.'s.
Coffee ’ ; Burnham's, BPI iu 3 60] German Sweet...... _ 23
’ ’ , Surnham’s, quarts........ 7 20] premium.................... 31
Conan Ah t] ation, tin Dosee =...78 900 che Prominence a
poe eg 6 | POORER scccc essen 4. 5S 6 00 oe aetna Lie 85 Runkel Bros.
Cream ‘Tartar 8 BAKING POWDER Wh ee ee 115] Vienna Sweet ......... .... 21
b Acme Fair a Vanilla Sag oes ee eae ke cae 28
eee a kes ay “ So MM es a 31
Dried Frutts sss 8] agp. came 8 dox............ 6B] Good... 80 i
¥ % Ib. cans 8 doz............ 75) Fancy Shorea 95 ii [coe ES ee
, . meee eee... Ce French Peas Sotton per doz......
I Came s+ she ot ee ener ware eclectic 10 | Sur Extra Fine............ 22 | Cotton; 50 ft. per doz.......21 20
es ol ; Extra Fine....0. 60000.) 19 | Cotton, 60 ft. per doz.......-1 40
Flavoring Extracts... . h Arctic
ly Paper 6 Eng. Tumblers gs | Fine.. ns 15 | Cotton, 70 ft. per doz........1 60
Y oh tent oe ee Oe + 11] Cotton, 80 ft. per doz........1 80
Pret er : : “a “=e ‘QGoosederries| Jute, 60 ft. per doz..... a
Fruite . Standard oo. 90 | Jute, 72 ft. per doz......... 95
Hominy
“ : . . Cocoa
Grains and Flour 8 Standard... aes & | ambrosia, 6 Ib. tincans.... 42
u : | Star, 4 Ib 1 95 | Ambrosia, ad Ib, tin cans.... 44
Norbs 6) ort 3 4p | Cloveland..................., 41
Hides and Pelts 13 | | Plenle Talis... 2 2 ys | Colonial, FE UR A 35
1 | | Mackerel ' Colontal, $8............ 33
Indigo... 6 | | Mustard, 1Ib. 0... 175 | EPPS...--.+-+- 42
a | Mustard, 2b. 00. |. 2 99 | Huyler . 45
Jetty eat 6 | WW. cans, 4 doz. case......3 75 | Soused, Tb... ‘ 1 75 | Van Houten, ts........--.. 3
, s 2 daz. eas 3 TA | Soused, 2 It 2 Van Houten, \s....... -- 2
1 Se ID. cans, 2 doz. case... $ 73 | Soused, 2 [D......... 2 80 Van Hout 38
Lamp Rurners... | Lib cans, 1 doz, case. $ 75/ Tomato, 1b... ...... 1 75 | Van Houten, s98.............
amp Burners * | sib cans, & doz. case “sg Tomato, 21b.. 2 so} Yan Houten, Is...... : 70
Lamp Chimneys | ; } ‘Mushrooms MR cece, cea, 30
Lanterus 1s Wr: a a 41
Lantern Globes S wJ y+‘ > eo) | Sees ne ean ; poe WOE. MB. cc. uc, 42
sacoroe : Oysters’ COCOA SHELLS
Lye 7) ww UD. cans, 4 daz. case... Cove, 11D... & OTH ee 2%
M \ TD, cams, 4 daz. case... 3 Cove, 21D... .. b SE hee coemey .... 8
Matches Tit Wh. eans, 2 daz. case. 18>) Cove, 11D Oval... % |} Pound packages ......... 4
Meat Extracts. ? Queen Flake Peaches COFFEE
Molasses . Bek. 6 Gon. Gnee.............2 1 eee ansess Roasted
Mustant T @ az., 4 doz. case 3 20 | Yellow... nie 1 SS S
N 9 oF., 4 doz, case. ...... ao ns4 OOF Pears
Nuts ta DUD. 2 dag. ease. 2... ......4 @@) Standard 70 ey
o Sib., 1 doz. case goo Fancy = Ie sO
Ol Cans 1S BATH BRICK ie = HIGH GRADE.
Gives £ | American. m0 Rariy June a COFFEES
Oyster Pails *) Rngtish.. SO Barly June Sifted 1
: r BLUING eo Special Combination....2...15
Yaper Rags ? Grated .... 1 2 73] French Breakfast... ........174%
Paris Green t Stieed .. i Se 5S | Lenox, Mocha & Java... eo
Nekles t ‘Pumpkin Old Gov't Java and Mocha..2
Tipes t Fatr ns hsi T? | Private Estate, Java & Moc x8
Potash... t Good 73 | Supreme, Java and Mocha .27
Provisions * im S| pDwinell-Wright Co.'s Brands.
Rive r . Standard White House, as . 2X8
: m Russian Cavier White House, 30-25, 2... ....28
ao UIN % I cans... 3 75 | Excelsior Mo & J. 6218. |.21%
Saleratus io My ID, cams... 7 0G] Excelsior M. & J, 30-98.....2045
Sal Soda s $ daz ant 2M OOh...... aasca $200] Rogal Java... ...... 2644
Pw Kish - 2¢08... es Salmon Royal Java & Mocha... 264
Raniorkr aut : Aretic, 4 og, per gross." 4 @ Cotumbia River, talls @1 | Arabian Moeha ... BBs
MY 5 Atetic, $ og, per gross. 8 @ ColumMa River. Sats #31 95 | Adem Mock... 2... 6... 22s
a ats Black > Aretic, pints, per gross 2a Red Alaska 1 Wet we! Mocha & Java Blend... 23
ne we : Pink Alaska 1 avs! 19 | Faney Maricaibo IS
Saud ® RROOMS Ra. 0” ee ee Ts
soap Nat Carpet. 23 Standard. - 1 se | Golden Santos Lee
Rosa... ® No 2 Garpes. 235 Sardines TT LN Iss
atoven 2 Na $ Carpet. SS Domestic, \s 5 | Excelsior Blend. 1a
Reane Pato ‘2 No 4 Carpet. 1@ Domestic &s_ =| No. 35 Blend rf
ov a8 te Rater a. . 2 @ Domestic. Mustard TI Rio
Comumeon Whis! ... & Caltfornia, ‘ See HORNE. 5.55 cons
—— . % ones Whisk, 2 10| California = ‘ ee | Pere Clad ices actual!
i ATOROUSE 3 3 Freneh, Xs. Tara | Choice
Tae Sauce ss BRUSHES French. i. twas Faney
tye ut Serud Strawberries : :
Toracee ti Sati Rack, Sim ® s : o ss | Common
wre r Sate i moa. tia SS Paner cue 12 Fair _.
Vv Toe Suds SS S 2 Cheice.
Vinegar Si a ae th ge Fancy
w xs ; 2 God Dy rq Peaderry..
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Axe si. > Tematees a
Wrnaeaware es Steve 1S par COM ap | Chotee
Wrapping Paper S Nas a Tm Good eh 2
‘ x Na 2 rx» Fancy ‘ 1 @) Cheice..
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Guatemala
MONO i s6 or cc eek co census 16
Java

I i i acc ese 12%
a" IEE 8c oc pe es. se 7

Sy ise tl Vanes secre cies 25
Pr @. bodes by tee ee cus wecurs 29

ocha
Arabian....... eset ae ee 2
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MeLaughlin’ s XXXxX
McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to

retailers only. Mail all orders

direct to W. F. McLaughlin &
Co., Chicago.
Extract
Valley City % gross......... 75
Felix % gross.... .-1 15
Hummel’s foil % gross.. Sere 85
Hummel’s tin % gross ...... 1 43
Substitutes
Crushed Cereal Coffee Cake

12 packages, % case......... 1 75

24 packages, 1 case .. "3 50

CONDENSED MILK
4 doz in case.
Gall Borden —: bcc cuee 6 40

Challenge revs stasee eens cne eB 75

TO os ons wees nce ss
DGGNOE .. 26 3 80
COUPON BOOKS

50 books, any denom... 1 50
100 books, any denom... 2 50
500 books, any denom... 11 50

1,000 books, any denom... 20 00

Above quotations are for either
Tradesman, Superior, Economic
or Universal grades. Where

1,000 books are ordered at a time
customer receives specially
printed cover without extra
charge.
Coupon Pass Books
Can be made to represent any
denomination from

10 down.
eeuce d

 

Credit Checks.

500, any one denom...... 2 00
1,000, any one denom...... 3 00
2,000, any one denom...... 5 00
Steel punch.. . a 7

CRACKERS

The National Biscuit Co. quotes
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Butter
POR ccc cll, 6
ewe Yore...........c... 6
6
6
Ww oly erine ceen ec kus ere cee 6%
Soda
Soda XXX. cies cone: Ok
— City. . 8
Long Island Wafers. 13
MOPOYTOMO...  ....2....... 13
Oyster
Ne os a 7%
PN is ee) nce cen ance 6
Extra Farina.............. 6%
Saltine Oyster............. 6
Sweet ene ae
Animals . sce oO
Assorted Cake............ 10
Bore moss, .......... .....; 8
Benes Weer. ...........<. 16
Cinnamon Bar............. 9
Coffee Cake, Iced. ........ 10
Coffee Cake, Java......... 10
Cocoanut Macaroons.. .... 18
Cocoanut Taffy............ 10
fo ee eee 16
bo 8
ON Roki nose ay ae cc 104%
Cubans ..... evcceescce ee
Currant Fruit... 0.0000 12
Frosted Honey...... <<
Frosted Cream............
Ginger Gems,! potas sm'll 8
Ginger Snaps, N. B. ¢ 6
MOO ec ccc nas ac, 10%
Grandma Cakes........... 9
Graham Crackers. ........ 8
Graham Wafers.. a
Grand Rapids Teh... 16
Honey Fingers. . oe
Ileed Honey C rumpets,. eee 10
Imperials..... viiance oe
Jumbles, tioney, i cae as 12
Lady Fingers... ee 12
Lemon Snaps. 12
Lemon Wafers. 16
Marshmallow.,, 16
Marshmallow Creams. . 16
Marshmallow W mnnte. —
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Mixed Pientle. .. tvs Se
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Molasses Cake, 8
Molasses Bar... 9
Moss Jelly Bar 12
Newton, ‘ osican ae
Oatmeal Crackers... |
Oatmeal Wafers, ,.. ‘ac
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Venny Cake .
Pilot Rread, XXX :
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Sugar Squares............. 8
PIO |: 13
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Vanilla Wafers........ 1.1! 16
Vienna Crimp...,......... 8

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Bulk in sacks........ occa
DRIED FRUITS

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wamerIed 0. @A%
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes. @5%
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wage RGSS 10
Blaekberries ...... ; -
Nectarines ......
Peaches ....... - 8 @il
Deere ks :
Pitted Cherrie: Thy
Prunnelles .

Raspberries .........
California Penns
100-120 25 Ib. boxes ...... 3%
90-100 25 Ib. boxes ...... 4
80 - 90 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 4%
70 - 80 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 54
60 - 70 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 5%
50 - 60 25 Ib. boxes ...... @ 6%
40 - 50 25 Ib. boxes @ 7%
30 - 40 25 Ib. boxes . 8%
14 cent less in 50 Ib. cases
Citron
Leghorn.. seul
Corsican . ke
‘Saves
California, 1 1b. package....10%

Imported, 1 lb package...... 10%

Imported, bulx..... -... .. |; 10%
Peel
Citron American 19 Ib. bx...13
Lemon American 10 Ib. bx..10%
Orange American 10 Ib. bx..10%
Raisins

London Layers 2 Crown.
London Layers 3 Crown. 1 7
Cluster 4 Crown.........

Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 6%
Loose Muscateis 3 Crown 6

Loose Musceatels 4 Crown ;

L. M., Seeded, 1 Ib......
L. ed, % Ib.. 7 @
Sultanas, Pe
Sultanas, package ..........
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Dried Lima. : chee a
Medium Hand Picked ” 1 £0
Brown Holland..... ope
Ce ~enle
Cream of Cereal............. 90
Grain-O, small .............. 1 35
Grain-O, large............... 2 25
Grape Nuts... (28 oe
Postum Cereal, smail. cat 35
Postum Cereal, large...... 2 25
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Bulk, per — ths. dine oo cine ese OO
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Flake, 50 . sack nO ea 80
Pearl, 200 Ib. bbl............ 2 40
Pearl, 100 Ib. sack........... 1
Maccaroni and Vermicelli
Domestic, 10 Ib. box......... 60
Tmported, 25 Ib. box. ....... "2 50
Pearl wT
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RO phos ets cui le 2 90
Ge 3 40

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200 Ib. barrels . Scere me oe
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Rolled Avena, bbl... a 30
Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sacks. . 215
Dene, DO 3 80
Monarch, 44 bbl. a
Monarch, 90 Ib. sacks. ...... 85
COSROr, GOES... .. 5: ..... 3 20
Sago
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German, sacks. . . 3%
German, — i. 4
Flake, 110 -s pore caus 44
Pearl, 180 Tb. sacks.......... 3%
Pearl, 4 1 Ib. packages. .... 6
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3 0z taper..2 00 40z taper..1 50

Jennings’
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2 oz. full meas. pure Lemon. 75
2 oz. full meas. pure Vanilla.1 20
Big Value
2 0z. oval Vanilla Tonka.... 75
2 oz. oval Pure Lemon ...... 75

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Reg. 2.0z. D. C. Lemon...... 75
No. 4 Taper D. C. Lemon...1 52
Reg. 2 0z. D. C. Vanilla...... 1 24
No. 3 Taper D. C. Vanilla. . 3 08
Standard
20z. Vanilla Tonka.......... 70
2 oz. flat Pure Lemon........ 70
FLY PAPER
Tanglefoot, per box.......... 35
Tanglefoot, per case........ 3 20
FRESH MEATS
Beef
Carcass....... 6%4@ 8
Forequarters 6 @ 6%
Hindquarters 8 @2v
Loins No. 3. 11 @14
Rips... . 11 @13
MMOS... 744@ §
Chucks sea 54@ 6
Plates oo 4@5
Pork
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bem... 8.6... @ 9%
Boston Butis........ @ 8%
Shoulders . oe @8
Leaf Lard........... @8
Mutton
CARCASS... 2... 4.5... 8%@ 9
Eanips (: 02. 944@10
Veal

CARCARE oes 8. 8 @9Y9

GRAINS AND FLOUR

Wheat

Wheat . set 72

Winter “Wheat ‘Flour

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Pillsbury’s Best igs...
Pillsbury’s Best \s..
Pillsbury’s Best %s paper. 4 30
Pillsbury’s Best 34s paper. 4 30
Ball-Barnhar oT 8 a
Duluth Imperial }s.. 4 40

Duluth Imperial 4s... 4 30
Duluth Imperial s. 4 20

Wheeler Co.’ g ‘eet

Lemon &

Wingold %s.............. 4 40
Wingold 14s.............. 4 30
Wingold OG oe 20

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Ceresota s. 4 60
Ceresota \S............... 4 50
Ceresota \s.. 4 40
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BORIC FOB os ce eccess AU

Laurel %s and 4s paper.. 4 20
Meal

Bolted....... be sche vecuue se OO

Granulated ................ 2 10
Oats

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Car lots, clipped........... 32%

Less than car lots.........

Feed and Millstuffs

St. Car Feed, screened .... 18 00

No. 1 Corn and Oats... .. 17 50

Unbolted Corn Meal...... 17 00

Winter Wheat Bran.. 17 00

Winter Wheat Middlings. 17 50

Screenings ................ 16 00
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Hay ay

No. 1 Timothy car lots.... 11 50

No. 1 Timothy ton lots.... 12 50

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Senna Leaves.................. 25

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Madras, 5 Ib. boxes ........... 55

S. F., 2,3 and 5 Ib. boxes......50

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Condensed, 4 doz............ 2 25
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No. 500 Select Society, 144...4 00
No. 200 Williams Perfect, 144.1 35
No. 2 Lily, 144 boxes.. I
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No. 80 Poetry, 720 boxe 00
Diamond Match Co.'s ‘rains,
No. 9 suiphmr. oo...
Anchor Parlor . eee = 50
WO. 2 Home .... 0.2... 2... ..1 Be
Export Parlor.. 4 00
Wolverine .. -1 50
MEAT EXTRACTS
Armour & Co.’s, 4 0z. 45
Eiebig s, 2 OF... 2.3... 75
MOLASSES
New Orleans
Fancy — — res esus 40
Choice... . Sees 35
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Half-barrels 2c extra
MUSTARD
Horse Radish, 1 doz......... 1 75
Horse Radish, 2 Gee... 3 50
Bayle’s Celery, .a@oz... .... 1 75
LIVES
3ulk, 1 gal. <a bee coe sacs 1 25
Bulk, 3 gal. kegs........... 110
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs........... 1 00
Manzan A OF, 80
Queen, pints Bee cea 2 35
(uo, 1967. 4 50
een. 28 Of... 8. ok. 7 0
Stuffed, | Sa... 90
soured, 8 OZ............... 1 45
Stuffed: M2... Ls... 2 30
OYSTER PAILS
Wietor, pits. 2... |. 10 00
Vv ictor, CREeR 15 00
Victor, 2 ro Se ese 20 00
PER BAGS

Continental Paper Bag Co.

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Glory Mayflower
Satchel & Pacific
Bottom Square
Se 28 50
Mie aaa, 34 60
44 80
54 1 00
66 1 25
76 1 45
ee cee. 90 1 70
Co 1 06 2 00
Boe, 1 28 2 40
RO eed case 1 38 2 60
Bec ewan, 1 3 15
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Mes ec 2 34 4 50
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Sugar
MUGS os 44
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PARIS GREEN
Re ee eS 14
Packages, 4 Ib., each....... 18
Packages, % lb., each....... 17
Packages, 11b., each....... 16
PICKLES
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count .........
Half bbls, 600 count....
Small

Barrels, 2,400 count ....
Half bbls, 1,200 count ..
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PROVI SIONS
Barreled Pork

MAORB Soe cls ce @16 50
Resse. @15 50
Clear back........... @16 50
— Cee ce, @16 00
a aoe oes @19 00
Been feed ee cages occu 12 25
Family Mass Se cine @15 00
rae Butts Beef. . @11 50

= Salt Meats
Bellies. . é
Briskets.............
Extra shorts.........

Smoked Meats
Hams, 12!b. average.
Hams, 141b. average.
Hams, 16]b. average.
Hams, 201b. =e
Ham dried beef. .
Bhouldens (N.Y. cut)
Bacon, clear.........
California hams. .....
Boneless hams......
Boiled Hams.
Picnic Boiled Hams
Berlin — couse
Mince Hams.......

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Sausages
DORR oo. iF.) cl. 5%
MOE 6
Frankfort ..... 7%
Pork .... 1%
OGG ce 6%
Tongue.... 9
Headcheese...... 6
Extra Mess.... 10 75
Boneless..... 11 50
Kump ....... 11 50
— Feet
¥ bbls., 40 Ibs... 1 50
% bbls., 80 lbs... 3 50
Tripe
Kits, 15 lbs.. a 70
1% bbis., 40 Ibs.. 1 25
% bbis., 80 lbs.. 2 25
Casings
Pork . 21
Beef rounds. . ‘ 3
Beef middles.. 10
Meeps: 60
Butterine
Solid, dairy.......... 11 @i3
s, dairy.. «+ 114@13%
Rolls, creamery 14%
Solid, — 14
ned Meats
Corned beat 2Ib.. 2 75
Corned beef, 14 1b... 17 50
Roast beef, 2b... : 2 75
Potted ham, 14s 50
Potted ham, %s 90
Deviled ham, 8... 50
Deviled ham, 148... 90
Potted tongue, 4S.. 50
Potted —-, te 90
iments
Carolina head....... ond
Carolina No.1. - 5%
Carolina No. 2. . 4%
EPGRGR oo... 4%
Importe
Japan, No. 1. -5%@6
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Da 3 00
Dwight’s Cow a) |
Emblem Sa --2 16

3 00
eo 3 00
Wyandotte, 100 Ba eed ecu u. 3 00

SAL SODA
Granulated, bole ee 80
Granulated, 100 Ib. cases . 90
Lump, bbls. es E
Lump, 145 Ib. Hens. Resales ce 80
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106 Sih, Dage .....- 2... 8c... 3 00
OO GID bags .. 3 00
22 O41. Dae... S. 2 75

In 5 bbl. lots 5 per cent. dis-
count and one case 2431b. boxes
free.

Diamond Crystal
Table, cases, 24 3 Ib. boxes..1 40
Table, barrels, 1003 lb. bags. 3 00
Table, barrels, 407 Ib. bags.2 75
Butter, barrels, 280 Ib. bulk.2 65

Butter, barrels, 20 141b.bags.2 85

Butter, sacks, 28 IbS......... 27

Butter, sacks, SG ie. :......: 67

Common oo

100 3 Ib. sacks.. aseu ce ae
60 5 Ib. sacks.. Sec eecuae OS
28 10 Ib. sacks............... 2 05
OG1P. SAGES. 8... 40
28 Ib. — esc 22

56 Ib. dairy . drill bags Paes

28 Ib. dairy = — bags. ....

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56 lb. dairy Fi ‘eon sacks...
56 Ib. --) in nen & sacks...

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Granulated Fine.. :
Medium Fine.. sos
SALT ‘FISH
Cod
Georges cured......... @é6
Georges genuine...... @ 6%
Georges selected...... @7
Grand Bank........... @6
Strips or bricks. . -6 @9
POnOGK. 3. ju. @ 3%
Halibut.

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Trout
NO. t 300 Ihe, os... 5 75
INO. f 40D)... 3... 6c. 2 68
Ne.t 163i... .. 75
No: 1 SiS. 25.2.6... 61
Herring
Holland white hoops, 4 11 25
Holland white hoops%bbl. 6 00
Holland white hoop, keg.. 82
Holland white hoop mechs. 87

Norwegian ..............

Round 100 Ibs.............: 3 00
Round 40 Ibs............... °1 50
RR ee oe ce 19
Bloaters... <cce oe

Mackerel

Mess 100 Ibs. .............. 12 25
Mess 40 Ibs. .............. 5 20
Miose TOU6; . 5... oct. 1 38
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No. 1 100 Ibs. .......:...... 10 50} ‘
me.) ibe. .............. 2m
NO. . 20308... 2... Ee
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ao 16; No. 9 4 75
= _ ae q 20 — a 4 a
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10 Ibs. No. 12 4 60
S a... No. 13 4 60
No. 14 4 55
Anise. eecacu. o No. 15. 4 55
Canary, Smyrna... a No. 16 ected <cecccucce, a an
Caraway . ccc TEA
Cardamon, Malabar... 1.22 60 Japan
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Hema i Russian. ..2222222222: a4 Sundried, medium .......... 28
Mixed Bird.. ae Sundried, choice............ 30
Mustard, , white.. eS Sundried; ee 40
Oppy. ee Regular, medium..-......... 28
Rape gag . Regular, choied ............. 30
Cu tle Bone.. ee : a Corn Regular, fancy stteees =
SHOE BL 40 1-Ib. packages........... 64 | oe et ee eee
Seas Gor, Backing 50 | 20 1-Ib. packages.......... 6% | Basket-fired, choice......... 35
Handy Box, small......... 1 25 8 Ib. packages........... 1% Basket-fired, nee =
Bixby’s Royal Polish. ..... 85| Kingsford’s Silver Gloss Sitti Sn
eee . _ ee 19@21
Miller’s eNure bese £51 9s. packages........... : oe 20@22
Scotch, in bladders... me 6 Ib. boxes... eettenees,| ae Gunpowder
accaboy, in jars aa.) oo Common Gloss Moyune, medium ........... 26
French Rappee, in jars.-... 43] 11. packages............. 4°; | Moyune, choice ............. 35
SOAP 3-lb. packages... «o- 46 } Movune. faney.........:..., 50
B. T. Babbit brand— - b. packages cocoee «6966 | Egeuoy, mediam.......... 25
Babbit’s Best............. 50-ID. boxes......... 3 Pingsuey, choice............ 30
Beaver Soap Co. demic forthe Be ae see oe eine oe 3% | Pingsuey, famcy............. 40
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GLOSS leat!
50 cakes, large size......... 3 25
100 cakes, large size......... 6 50
50 cakes, small size......... 1 9
ee ane 8 _- 1.8) 80
e ogart brands—
Coal Oil Johnny ......... 3 90 EERO
ot 4 00 4 ost |
_— Soap Co. brands— 4 i OY
Mec Ane. .... ........ 3 15
Big Bargain.......... ---> 8 76 Cat tes Co.
Umpire.. 215 ———
German Famil. bee acres 2 45
Dingman Soap Co. brand—
TANGA... 8... 3 85
N. K. <a —
Santa Claus. . os - 325
Brown 2 40
HO 400 |
Fels brand— ;
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Gowans & Sons brands—~ ») aN aR i |
= — One tree ats 3 25 oats
Oe Beco. 400
CHAS. POPE GLUCOSE CO.
JA XO N calcatake
Single box.. eed OO Sse sees SS << o
5 box lots, delivered... 2.7! 2 95
10 box lots, delivered ........ 2 90 | Best Gloss Starch, 50 Ib..... 3 Best Corn Stareh............

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Calumet Family.... ..... 2 70} Best Gloss Starch, 3l1b..... | Best Confect’rs in bbl.,thin boil.
Scotch Family..... ...... 2 50} Best Gloss Starch, 11b..... | Best Laundry in bbl., thin boil.
CO ee, 2 40 Works: Venice, Ill. | Chas. Pope Glucose Co.,
OU Canes... ....5..... 1 95 Geneva, Ill. Chicago, Ill.
Ricker’s Magnetic ....... 3 90 i
Lautz Bros. brands—
¥ Pe oo te 4 Common Corn Young Hyson
a eS 3 25 20 1-Ib. pae ee %
oo 3 50 | 40 L-lb. oars is elas 1 Oi 30
ATEGSUCL 2.20 e cece cece ceesens ‘
Proctor & Gamble brands— STOVE POLISH Ce 36
Lanes ee! 3 00 - : Oolong
WORN. G@0.. 4 00 <p ormosa, fancy.............. 42
Ruoke, 620 6 75 Se Amoy, medium.............. 25
Schultz & Co. brand— aay ameline AMG, CHOIGE................. 32
ee ek 3 00 SCL English Breakfast
A. B. ae brands— 3 Now vomR NO ,
Goot Chace... 3 80 , aa Medium................0 eee 27
Old Ceanery. 0... 3 20 > : oe ets Cero 34
Scouring — ,: Dee 42
— a 3 dOz...... 2 > 7 ae) g ndia
japolio, +3 d0Z......... 2 ; 7 | Ceylon, nes LA 32
SODA . NAMELINE & a... 43
BORON i.
Kegs, English. ...........-.. 4% | wo, 4, 3 doz in case, —_—- ~<a
SPICES No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross . 7 20 A. Bomers’ brand.
pre Whole Spices ‘ SUGAR Pininde@aloe 35 00
ne 7 EE ETE EE MER a A York
Cassia, Ghina in mais..." 12 oes as aan 4 — the | ,columbian Cigar Co.’s brands.
Cassia, Batavia, inbund... 28 wholesale dealer adds the local Little Columbian........... 36 00
Cassia, Saigon, broken.... 38 freight from New York to your Columbian..............-... 35 00
Cassia, Saigon, inrolls.... 55 shipping pvint, giving you credit Columbian Extra a 55 00
Cloves, Amboyna.......... 17] 6n ‘the invoice for the amount | Columbian Special........-.. 65 00
oo — teste eeee -- 14| of trels nt buyer pays from the vet Pe Drug 60's oar -
Mace . sees marke which’ he purchases | pontine T ler... aT a oo
Nutmegs, 75-80.........0-. 50 / to his ship point, including | (Ortune teller :
eee fo = 20 pounds ng ie he weight of the cae : = =
Pepper, Singapore, black. 18 oo. 6 op | &- J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand.
Pepper, Singapore, white.  28| Gut Loaf... 6 05
Page: SEO see 20 | Crushed ... 6 05
Pure Ground in Bulk Ee 5 80 Cc
Allspice.. -  16| Powdered . 5 65 s,
Cassia, Batavia. . 28 | Coarse Powdered. . 5 65 SS
Cassia, So TE 48 | XXXX Powdered......... 5 70
Cloves, Zanzibar........... 17! Standard Granulated..... 5 5S
Ginger, African........... 15 | Fine Granulated........... 555
Ginger, Cochin............ 18 | Coarse Granulated........ 5 65
eee —— sete eeeeee 25 | Extra Fine Granulated.... 5 65 S.C. W ae
Peiise icugn igo Seine 65 | Conf. Granulated.......... g . C. Reims oo caer
Mustard. ee ae cic 18} 2 1b. bags Fine Gran...... 5 70 | Cigar Clippings, per Ib..... 26
Pep = Singapore, black. 20/5 ib. bags Fine | Gran [ee 5 70 Lubetsky Bros.’ Brands.
Pep ——— 28 | Mould A.. ee
Pep’ er, — -+- 20] Diamond A.” se Got Seae 35 00
ge. 20 | Confectioner’s A.......... 535] Phelps, Brace & Co.’s Brands.
“SYRUPS No. 1, Columbia A........ 5 20| Royal Tigers.......... 55@ 80 00
Corn No. 2, Windsor A......... 5 15] Royal Tigerettes.......... 35 00
Barrels... .. 52... cccecs coe ne ee | NO, 3, Ridgewood A...... 5 i5]| Book Filled Tigerettes.... 35 00
Half bbis.................... 22%%| No. 4, Phoenix A......... 5 10| Female Tigerettes........ 35 00
1 doz. 1 gallon cans..........3 20) No. 5, Empire A.......... 5 05 | Night Hawk, concha...... 35 00
1 doz. % gallon cans. ........ 180) No. 6...............2..--.. 5 00] Night Hawk, navel....... 35 00
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Hilson Co.............35@110 00
T. J. Dunn & Co....... 35@ 70 00
Motor & Co. .......... 35G

The Collins Cigar Co..10@ 35 00
Brown Bros.. ... 1B
Bernard Stahi Co...... 5a

 

  

Hemmeter Cigar Co. ..35@

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Banner Cigar Co......10@ 35
Seidenberg & Co......55@125
Fulton Cigar Co......10@ 35
A.B. Ballard & Co. ---35Q@175
E. M. Schwarz & Co.. .35@110
Hen Teme... .. 35@ 70
Havana Cigar _ ..18@ 35
C. Costello & Co.......35@ 70
LaGora-Fee Co........ 35@ 70
8. I. Davis & Co . .85@185
mae en 35@ 90
Benedict & Co....... 7.50@ =
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G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.35B
Maurice Sanborn .... 50@17
Bee Oo... 65:30
Manuel Garcia........ 80@375
Neuva Mundo......... 85@175 00
beers aey............ 85@550 00
is Coroas............ 96@200 00

Standard T. & C. Co. ..3h@ 70 00
H. Van Tongeren’s —
Bier Groom... ..........
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eee. 38
oe 38
See Srey... 35
Poe 57
peers bmn... 38
Goren rep... .- 27
een.
ee ee 28
meee 33
rasaree Mone. 50
Peeceuen. 38
pecs pare... 40
Pontes... 38
ee 39
Plug
Ma ion 36
Creme de Menthe...........60
Cemenene 40
glean eae 35
Sweet Chunk................ 37
Se ena 33
are ee. 24
ae. 36
ae 36
Hiawatna............ 41
Battle Axe ...... 37
American Eagle. 54
Standard Navy.. -38
Spear Head, 16 oz. 43
Spear Head, 8 oz -45
Nobby Twist .... -49
Jolly Tar...... 39
Old Honesty.. 45
Toney... .... .... -34
-64
-81
Plumb Bob...... ee a
Smoking
Eiand Prossed..._... .......- 46
Doupie Cross ...............37
ror OMe. 40
eee 37
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Lee ee SR 27
mboo, 8 oz ae
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ce Ce. 28
SE SO 32
money DOW ............. 2. 37
pee Ee 37
— eee eek ke 40
eee 35
Kiln ‘Dried oe 23
Duke’s — ae 40
Duke’s Cameo............... 40
ose Dip Twist..... Se eee 39
Myce Navy... ........-:.. 40
Yum Yum, 1% oz............ 39
Yum Yum! 1 ib. pails........ 37
ee 37
Corn Cake, 2% 02Z............ 25
orm Cake. €ip.... ... 23
Fiow Boy, 1% 07............- 37
Plow Boy, 3% 02.............35
Peerless, 344 0Z........ 2.20. 34
Perrtoss, 1% OF... ........2..: 36

Indicator, 24% 0Z............. 28
Indicator, 1 1b. sg ose see

Col. Ch oice, Pie OE ons
Gol. Chotec. 8 oz............. 21

TABLE SAUCES

LEA &
PERRINS’
SAUCE

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2 50

3 75

2 25

4 55

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Cotton. ge LCS. 20
Jute, 2 pl 7. ake
Hemp, 6 ly .. 12
lax, medium. -20
Wool, 1 Ib. a, Bape 8

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Malt white Wine 40 grain.. 8
Malt White Wine, 80 grain..11

Pure Cider, B. & B. — ll
Pure Cider, Red Star.. «2
Pure Cider, Robinson. . —
Pure Cider, Silver...........
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ust, reguiar.......... 4 5O
Gold Dast, 5¢........50...... 4 00

 

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PORTA,
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No. 4, ee —.

No. 1, per gross..
No. 9 per gross..
No. 3. per gross..

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Butter Plates
No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate..
No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate..
No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate..
No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate. .
Eg gg Crates
Humpty ee ooo
No. 1, complete ..

No. 2, complete ........ tes

Clothes Pins
Round head, 5 gross bor..
Round ——_. cartons....
Mop Sticks
Trojan spring ..
Eclipse — spring ..
No 1 com

No. 2 patent ia holder ..

12 Bb. cotton mop heads.
Pails
2-hoop Standard.

3-hoop Standard. ...0.. 0.00.

2-wire, Cable..
3-wire, Cable.

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20-inch, Cable, No. 1.
18-inch, Cable, No. 2
16-inch, Cable, ——*
No.1 Fibre... ee

No. 2 Fibre..
No. 3 Fibre.....

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Single Acme..
Double Peerless..
Single Peerless..

Northern Queen .. CS obawence ce
Double Duplex..............

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11 in. Butter..
13 in. Butter
15 in. Butter
17 in. Butter. .
19 in. Butter...
Assorted =o
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Common a Cel eee
Fiber Manila, white.....
Fiber Manila, colored..
No. 1 Manila.

Cream Katia...

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Wax Butter, fullcount.... 2u
Wax Butter, rolls.........
YEAST CAKE
a eee ee. 100
Si ght, 3doz.......... posek ae
Sunlight, 1% doz............ 50
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.......... 1 00
Yeast Foam, 3 doz.......... 1 00
Yeast Foam.1% doz........ 50
FRESH FISH
Per lb.
— fish.... @ 8
Trout....... @ i
Black Bass OSS EUII 10@ 11
LS ee @ 14
Ciscoos or _—e.- @ 4
Bluefis one a a
Live ison Seen @ 20
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Wool
Washed, fine........
Washed, medium. .
Unwashed, fine. ....
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Stick —
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Standard H. H.. @ ey
aoe Twist..... @&
Soe @9
cases
G 7%
G@10%
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Grocers.. @é
— @7
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Sere @ 8%
Royal . @ &%
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Broken @ 8%
Cut Loaf.. @9
English Rock.. @9
Kindergarten .. @9
Bon Ton Cream..... @9
French Cream....... @i0
Dandy Pan.......... @10
— Made Cream
| @15%
Crystal Cream mix.. @i3
Fancy—In Bulk
San Blas Goodies.. @i2
Lozenges, plain ..... S 9%
Choe De , printed. . @10
Choc. Drops......... @11%
—— eel @13%
Choe. Monumentais. @14
Victoria Chocolate. . @15
Gum Drops.,........ @5
Moss Drops.. @ 9%
— Sours. . @10
—- rials.. @10
Cream ‘Opera... @12
Ital. Cream Bonbons
20. pals... @i2
Molasses Chews, 15
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— > Apple Tee. .52: 12%
cece 12
Golden Waities oe @12

Fancy—In 5 lb. Boxes

Lemon Sours. @55
Peppermint Drops.. @60
Chocolate Drops. @65
H. M. Choc. Drops @85
H. M. Choe. Lt. and
OK. Ne... |: @i 00
Gum Drops.......... @30
Licorice Drops...... @i5
Lozenges, plain..... @55
Lozenges, — @60
Imperials.. @é60
Mottoes . @60
Cream ae @55
Molasses Bar........ @55
Hand Made Creams. 80 @90
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String ee @65
Winieigwens Berries @é60
Caramels
No. 1 a? 3 »
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Penny eat. bea 55@60
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Oranges
Florida Russett...... @
Florida Bright...... @
Fancy Navels....... 3 00@3 50
Extra Choice........ @
Late Valencias...... @
Oc @2 50
Medt. Sweets........ 3 00Z@3 50
Jamaicas ............ @
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Lemons
Messina, 300s........ 3 50@4 00
Messina, 360s........ 3 25@3 75
California 360s....... 3 25@3 50
California 300s....... 25@3 50
Bananas
Medium bunches.... 1 50@1 75
Large bunches......

Foreign Dried Fruits

Figs
Californias, Fancy..
Cal. pkg, 10 lb. boxes
"soe hoice, 10 Ib.
Fancy, ‘P Ib. boxes...
Pulled, 6 Ib. —-
Naturals, —-. an

Fards in 10 ib co
Fards in 60 Ib. cases.
PROWL 5
Ib. cases, new.....
Sairs, 60 Ib. cases.... 4%
NUTS
Almonds, Tarragona
Almonds, Ivica.....
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Le a RE ea @i1
PUDOPER 4.5 5.3. @12%
Walnuts. Grenobles. @13%

Walnuts, soft shelled
California No. 1. 13%

Table Nuts, fancy... 4

Table Nuts, choice.. 4

 

Pecais, Med..... =
Pecans, Ex. Large... 11
Pecans, Jumbos..... @12
Hickory N _ = bu.

Ohio, — @
Cocoanuts, full sacks e 75
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Butters
eel oer OE. 48
2 to6 ‘gal. Der ee. 6
8 gal. sme en Te ee 52
rel Oe. 65
Thee eee ee, 84
15 gal. meat-tubs, each................ 1 20
20 gal. meat-tubs, each................ 1
2 gal. meat-tubs, each................ 22
30 gal. meat-tubs, each................ 27
Churns
2606 gal. por pal... aes oe 64,
“hurn Dashers, per doz............... 84
Milkpans
% ga. fist or rd. bot., per doz......... 48
1 gal. nat or rd. bot,, One 6
Fine Glazed Milkpans
¥% gal. flat or rd. bot., per doz.... .... 60
1 gal. fiat or rd. bot.,each............ 6
Stewpans
% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz....,.... 85
1 gal. fireproof, bail, per doz......... 1 10
Jugs
oe OA Wer Gaye. ee cs 60
od Gal perdoz..-.-- 45
1 to Oe. BOT OA ec 7%
Sealing Wax
S ibs. in package, per tb. ...-.......... 2
LAMP BURNERS
TO OMe 35
Re eee 45
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Me See 1 10
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AS TA ON ESE cece ceo sun ey 50
LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds
Per box of 6 doz.
Pe OO ee 156
ee Pe 178
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First Quality
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 00
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 15
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 315
XXX Flint
No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & lab. 2 75
No. 2 Sun, crimp top, ae ed & lab. 37
No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapp lap...... 4 00
Pearl Top
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 4 00"
No. 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 5 00
No. 2 hinge, wrapped and labeled..... 5 10
No. 2 a “Small Bulb,” for Globe
SOMOS. ss 80
La Bastie
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........ 1 00
No. 2 Sun; plain bulb, per doz........ 1 25
No.1 Crimp, pore. 1 35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz.................. 1 60
Rochester
No. 1 Lime (65¢ doz).. 3 50
No. 2 Lime (70e doz). 4 00
No. 2 Flint (80e doz)- ee 470
Electric
No. 2 Lime (oe ae poe ep eee ica. 4 00
No. 2 Flint (80e doz)... 2... .... 00000. 470
OIL CANS
1 gal. tin cans with spout, per doz.. 1 40
1 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 1 58
2 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 2 78
3 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 3 75
5 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 4 85
3 gal. galv. iron with faucet, per doz.. 4 25
5 gal. ma aly. iron with faucet, per doz.. 4 95
5 gal. —< i s 7 2
5 gal. galv. iron Nacefas.............. 9 00
Pump Cans
5 gal. Rapid steady stream............ 8 50
5 gal. Eureka, non-overflow........... 10 50
3 gal. Homo Knle.;........ 2... ..2..... 9 95
Seal. Home Bile... 32... 5... 11 28
5 gal. Pirate King..................... 9 50
LANTERNS
No. 0 Tubular, side lift.. 4 85
No. 1B Tubular.. reneca a 7 40
No. 15 Tubular, dash._ a 7 50
No. 1 Tubular, glass fountain... ...... 7 50
No. 12 Tubular, side lamp............. 13 50
No. 3 Street lamp, each.............. 3 60
' LANTERN GLOBES
No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢ 45
No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, pox, 15¢ 45
No. 0 Tub., bbls 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 2 00
No.0 Tub., "Bull’s eye, cases i doz. each 1 25

 

 

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KEEPER

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We have room for only a few names in
this space: C. L. Weinmann, G. W.
Johnson, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Daane &
Witters, James H ughes, Braun & Hesse,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Prices reasonable. Address

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2 Dozen FANCY HANDLED TEAS
Y Dozen 1-PINT PITCHERS
¥% Dozen COMPORTIERS
\% Dozen LARGE PLATTERS
1 Dozen BREAD PLATES
1 Dozen OAT MEAL BOWLS
2 Dozen DINNER PLATES
3 Dozen TEA PLATES
1 Dozen BONE DISHES
¥% Dozen 114-PINT BOWLS
1g Dozen CAKE PLATES
12 Dozen
Price, including package,
$10.80.

Handsome decoration on each piece.
Hand painted, traced and edge lined in
coin gold. Strictly high grade ware,
thoroughly guaranteed. Every piece in
this assortment can be sold for 10
cents, and all the large pieces from 15
to 25 cents each.

DEYOUNG & SCHAAFSMA,

| Manufacturers’ and Jobbers’ Agents in
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Crockery, Glassware, hind and Lomps.

112 MONROE ST.,
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Paper Boxes

for some of the largest manufacturers in Michi-
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Clerks’ Corner.

Where I Mixed Into Other People’s Busi-
ness.

I hate to be dragged into other peo-
ple’s squabbles. I have enough of my
own. Still, it seems as if I couldn't
avoid it sometimes.

Several days ago I walked into a gro-
cery store ina town out near Harrisburg.
It was Saturday afternoon, raining at
that, and nothing was doing.

As I entered, the store boy lounged on
an upturned basket in the front of the
store. The proprietor has a little sort of
corner or enclosure that he calls a pri-
vate office about halfway back,and from
this excited voices issued.

I know both this grocer and his clerk
very well. Every few weeks I get in that
neighborhood and usually go in fora
few minutes. a

The participants in the debate were
the grocer and his clerk. Both were
angry and both were letting talk loose
in great shape. My coming in the
store made no difference—the discussion
went right on.

‘*T’ve given you all you’re worth!’’ I
heard the grocer ejaculate.

‘I say you have not!’’ the clerk said
with equal heat. ‘‘If you got another
man to do the work | do, you'd have to
pay him a mighty sight more than you
pay me and you know it!’’

I could see the clerk from where I
stood, and he turned just then and saw
me.

‘*See here, Mr. Smith,’’ he said,
meaning me; ‘‘I’ll leave it to your
judgment. Come in here, please.’’

I didn’t care to get in that debate,
and shook my head, but the clerk per-
sisted in calling me, so I walked to the
door of the office, and simply said that
I didn’t desire to intrude into what
didn’t concern me. Then the grocer got
me in it by turning to me and saying:

‘‘This fellow seems to think I’m not
paying him good wages. I could get a
better man for less; I know that.’’

‘*Tell Mr. Smith what you pay me;
go on,’’ said the clerk, maliciously.
“‘I’m willing; go ahead. Just tell him
what I get.’’

The grocer got red and said nothing.

**T’ll tell you what I get, Mr. Smith,’’
said the clerk. ‘‘I don’t get anvthing
but my board, except sometimes I can
Squeeze 50 cents or a dollar out of him.
And not only that, but this man even
makes me do my own washing! What
d’ye think of that?’’

The clerk was desperately angry. He
didn’t seem to care whether he lost his
job or not. I looked for the grocer to
deny the washing part, for it seemed
almost incredible, but he didn’t. Ever
hear anything like it?

‘‘Il was a — fool to ever come here
without some arrangement about
wages !’’ the clerk went on. ‘‘I was out
of a job and glad to get anything. I was
a stranger in town, so he proposed that
I come here and board, and he’d fix up
some amount of money to give me
every week. It’s been six months now,
and he -hasn't done it yet. It’s like
pulling teeth to get a dollar out of him
every two weeks. Having to do my own
washing, though, is the worst thing I
ever struck !’’

I agreed with him about that. The
grocer is a bachelor and lives over the
store, and that is how, I suppose, the
washing business came about.

‘*That’s all right,’’ the grocer said.
‘*I’m_ paying you all you’re worth, and
if you don’t like it you can get out! You

 

 

 

ain’t the only man on earth who can
wrap up goods!’’

It was an embarrassing position for
me. As say, I have troubles of my
own, and I don’t like to get up against
other people’s. I tried to smooth the
matter over the best I could, without
actually mixing in, and I| got away as
soon as I could.

The clerk left that night; 1 havea
letter in my pocket now asking me to
get him something to do. What a lot of
bother and bickering would be saved if
a merchant and a clerk, when they came
together, would draw up some written
arrangement about wages. One of the
loosest things in business is that. A
young fellow will enter a grocer’s em-
ploy as clerk. He starts on $7 a week,
we'll say. Well, beyond that fact there
won't be the slightest definite arrange-
ment about advances, to which in time
he will clearly be entitled. Few clerks
like to dicker about raises in salary be-
fore they actually begin work, but if
they do, the grocer will probably say,
‘Oh, well, let that rest. I'll pay you
more when you’re worth more.’’

That sort of a vague, shilly-shally
deal is productive of more bickering,
more covert dissatisfaction, more se-
cret accusations of stinginess against
the employer, than anything else I know
of, all because of a lack of the same
business definiteness that characterizes
the making of other contracts.

Suppose the arrangement would be
that in six months’ time the clerk would
get $8 a week, ina year’s time $9, in
eighteen months’ time $10, and in two
years $12, where he should stop. The
whole matter would then be settled. The
clerk would know just what he had to
expect; he entered into the contract
with his eyes open; hence he would
have no kick against anybody.

The employer, too, would be freer in
mind. He would have the satisfaction

of knowing that he was handling the.

matter in a businesslike way, and there
would be no worry on his mind as to
how long he could succeed in staving
off an advance in his clerk’s salary.
The advances, of course, would al-
ways be conditional on the expectation
that the clerk should be worth kéeping.
Think about this, grocers, when you
hire a clerk.—Stroller in Grocery World.
Blasts from Ram’s Horn.

Fast living is really but slow dying.

The only true divine service is the
service of humanity.

The heaviest cross of many Christians
is the church collection.

A diamond must remain dirt if it be
not willing to lose half itself.

Spasms of spiritual indigestion are
produced by swallowing isms.

He who would win in a race must
reckon only with the road yet to be run.

A balloon rises when you throw out
ballast, but a man will sink that way.

You can tell a man’s price when you
know what he will do for a principle.

Grit is a good thing to have so long
as you don’t fire it in your neighbors’
faces,

The man who seeks to pillow on
popular applause finds it hard to sleep
for fear the bubble will burst.

The trouble with some scientists is
that they live in the coal mine of their
investigations and call their candle the
sun.

The preacher who prides himself on
the use of the whip usually slashes the
outside sinners while he truckles to the
traders in the temple.

0 2
Her Object in Staying.

The Mistress—-Bridget, you must stay
until I get another girl.

Bridget—That was my _ intenshun,
anyway. I want her to know the koind
Ov a woman ye are!

 

 

 

  

 
   

 
 

 

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Hardware Price Current Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... dis 70
Mattocks
— Adze Eye.............2..026.+.$17 00..d18 70-10
aps
Metals—Zinc
G. D., full count, perm........... 2... 40
Hicks’ Waterproof, en 50 Gee pound cashes... 2.5... se Th
Musket, perm... eee ole oo a 75 | POF POUNG.......... 22-0000 eeees seen ee 8
Ely’s Waterproof, per m.............. 60 Miscellaneous
Cartridges Ce 40
No. 22 short, per m........ 22.2.2... 2 50/ Pumps, Cistern..... 75810
No. 22 long, perm............ Cee 3 00 | Screws, New List ...... 85
No. 32 short, perm.......... 2.0.22... 4 95 | Casters, Bed and Plate. 50&108&10
NO. S2iong, Herm. 5 80 | Dampers, American.............. asue. 50
=e — s ae Molasses Gates
. . M. C., boxes 250, per m...... 21g ’
No. 2 Winchester, boxes 260, perm... 1. 20/ Enterprise, self- measuring... «| “Ip
Gun Wads . Poe
Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M.C... 60
a ae ee, AC 60810810
Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m...... 0 :
Black edge, No. 7, per m. ‘relish an go | Common, polished... 22... o el 7085
Loaded Shells Patent Planished Iron
New Rival—For Shotguns “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 75
Drs.of 0z.of Size Por “B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 75
No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge — 100| Broken packages 4e per pound extra.
= : xe . = $2 90 Planes
2 g 1 2 90
8 04 -— § 2 re 60
= i "= : s 2 = Sandusky Tool (Co.'s, fancy........... 50
154 4\% 1% 4 10 3 00 Bench, first yuality.............. 000. "0
a ; : 10 12 2 50 Nails
= ae 4 8 12 2 50 Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire.
= 3% 1% 6 =. Coe bee 8 2 65
265 se ; % ; Po = Wire nails, Dase.... 1.1.2... esse coe 2 65
Discount 40 per cent. “ae ——
Paper Shells—Not Loaded Sadvance........... 10
No. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100.. 72] 6 advance 20
No. 12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100... 64 — = .
Gunpowder fe 70
Kegs, 25 Ibs., per keg.........0--.... £00) Mites advance | 8. el 50
¥% Kegs, 12% lbs., per % keg.......... 2 25 | Casing 10 advance. ...................- 15
14 kegs, 644 Ibs., per 4% keg........... 1 25 | Casing 8 advance.................. 2005 25
Shot ae 6 a See ies ae eee cote cae =
In sacks containing 25 Ibs. We PO ee vemee.
Drop, all sizes smaller than B........ 1 40 ae =
Snell’s Augurs and Bits “a Barrel % advance... .............. 000 85
Jennings genuine...........222.02..7 25 Rivets
Jennings’ imitation.................... GO) fron and Tinned... . 50
Axes Copper Rivets and Burs.............. 45
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...... Sue 6 00 Roofing Plates
First Quality, D. B. Bronze........... 3 00 | 14x90 IC, Charcoal eae 6 50
First Quality, 8. B.S. Steel. .-2..2..1. § 50 | 14x20 1X, Charcoal, Dean.............. 7 50
First Quality, D. B. Steel............. 10 50 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............. 13 00
Railr Barrows 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 5 50
a FON -nannenennes coeeee cone ce suse es 12 00 | 14x20 1X, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 6 50
PEs ik ci eceeensesse Oe 8690 08 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 11 00
Bolts 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 13 00
Re 60 Ropes
Carriage, now tet 65 "
Plow 0 en 50 Seal Inch and larger............... a”
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Butts, Cast Mase Se06. 19, 86... aie 50
Cast Loose Pin, figured ........... SH 65 Sash Weights
Wrought Narrow ...............000000 60 | Solid Eyes, per ton.................... 25 00
Chain Sheet Iron
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Cast Steel, per Ib................0. 000. ee 3 80 3 60
Chisels All Sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
ieee... 65 | Wide, not less than 2-10 extra.
Socket Praming.........-.------ +--+. : Shovels and Spades
ae. First Grade, Doz..... en 8 00
OCMrn SGNR 65 Second Grade, Doz........ oe 7 BO
Elbows Solder
Com. 4 piece, 6 in., per doz............met ° 65) 4@4 ee oe ccc cece cecece 20
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Clark’s small, $18; large, $26 .......... 40 uares
Ives’ 1, $18; 2, $24; 3, $30........0..0.. 25 | Steel and Iron...... = doe seal 70
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New American ee 70810 ie ten Crate
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Galvanized Iron 20n14THX, Charcoal... 2... 2 oo. on. cence 9 75
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27, 28 Each additional X on this grade, $1.25.
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Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... 60810 | 10x14 1X, Charcoal..... 2.1.2.2. 00.0000. 8 50
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

IN BAD SHAPE.

Garnishment Bill More Unfavorable Than
Present Law.

The Grand Rapids Herald of this
morning contains the following :

Lansing, May 7—The Senate Judici-
ary Committee to-day reported out the
Nevins garnishee bill with amendments
and it was placed on the general order.
The bill was amended so that single
men will have one-half the exemption of
householders. This would allow single
men an exemption of $4 and 4o per
cent. of the remainder, but no exemp-
tion is to exceed $15 in their case.
There is considerable opposition to the
bill in the Senate and it may have diffi-
culty in getting through in the form it
has been reported by the Committee.

The present garnishment law provides
no exemption for unmarried men.

The garnishment bill now before the
Senate includes such a provision, which
would deprive the merchant of the pro-
tection now afforded him under the
present law.

As between the present law and the
Nevins bill, there can be but one choice
—the old law, poor as it is, is greatly to
be preferred.

The merchants of Michigan who have
read and digested the Nevins bill are a
unit in asserting that it should be de-
feated.

On the other hand, the constables and
justices who think they would reap a
rich reward from the fees which would
ensue as the result of the enactment of
the Nevins bill are clamoring for its
passage.

The merchants of Marquette and sev-
eral other cities and towns have held
meetings, adopted strong resolutions
against the amended Nevins bill and are
leaving no stone unturned to secure the
defeat of the measure.

The matter is now up to the mer-
chants of the State and it is in their
power to put the bill at rest by request-
ing their Senators to bury it with their
votes or, by taking no action, to submit
to the enactment of a measure which
places the merchant ina much worse
position than he is under the present
unjust and obsolete law.

* * *

Representative Totten, of Kalkaska,
is entitled to the thanks of the business
public for the effort he is making to se-
cure an amendment to the garnishment
law.

Two years ago an amendment was
tacked on to the law placing municipal
employes within its provisions. Mr. Tot-
ten now seeks to have the provision ex-
panded so as to include county and State
employes as well. There was no objec-
tion to the measure in the House, the
universal sentiment being that men who
are drawing good salaries from the
State and counties ought to pay their
debts, and it is to be hoped that it will
meet a similar reception at the hands
of the Senate.

+2

The Tradesman urges every mer-
chant in Michigan to write his Repre-
sentative, requesting him to work and
vote for the High Peddling bill, trans-
ferring the licensing of country peddlers
from the State tothe township. This
bill was introduced at the request of the
Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association,
which has fathered a similar measure
for the past six years, and it is the
earnest belief of the Tradesman that the
proposed law can be enforced and that
its enforcement will result in a consid-
erable curtailment of the horde of ped-
dlers which now infest the country dis-
tricts. Merchants, it is for you to say
whether this bill will become a law or

 

whether you will continue to suffer from
unfortunate conditions which grow out
of the non-enforcement of the present

law.
——_». 0.

The Boys Behind the Counter.

Calumet—A. A. Miller, who has been
manager of the interests of L. Hennes
& Co. here for a number of years and is
one of the best known business men in
the city, will conduct the meat market
in the Hennes building, which has been
in charge of Louis Lobby up to the
present time.

Sault Ste. Marie—Wm. Barrem has
taken a position as salesman with A.
M. Matthews & Sons.

Petoskey—Morris Lewis has gone to
Sault Ste. Marie to take charge of the
men’s furnishing goods department of
D. K. Moses & Co.

Lake Linden—Jacob Weis, who has
held a position as clerk in the grocery
department of L. Hennes & Co.’s store
here, has resigned.

Saginaw—The local clerks’ union at
its last meeting took a step which is
likely to cause a considerable stir in
retail mercantile circles. A committee
appointed for the purpose has_ had
printed a large number of placards for
posting in stores where union men are
employed. <A co-operative effort will
then be asked from all union men, of
whatever trade, for patronage of the
authorized establishments. The employ-
ers will all be informed of the action of
the union and a decision be asked
as to the intention of each on the adop-
tion of the union regulations. The com-
mittee has also taken another and more
radical step in the printing of blanks
which each employer will be asked to
sign. In this the employer is compelled
to promise that none of his clerks wil]
be asked to work on Sunday, holidays,
or after regular hours. The union is
strong and its members, while not ex-
pecting trouble, will strongly urge the
agreement asked.

Lake Linden—Frank Roy has again
entered the employ of L. Hennes &
Co., taking the place of head clerk in
the grocery department, which was va-
cated by E. F. Prince, who retires to
engage in the insurance business.

Saginaw—The Executive Board of
the Michigan Protective Association of
Retail Clerks recently held a meeting
in this city, L. P. Butenschoen and F.
L. Dardas, of this city, E. C. Thomas,
of Ishpeming, Issie Nathan, of Alpena,
and Albert A. Heine, of Bay City, be-
ing present. The main purpose of the
meeting was to decide on the advisab1l-
ity of holding a State convention this
year and the members of the Board
unanimously decided to defer calling a
convention until another year.

 

Cleaning Time.

Beneath the burnished chandelier
The weary housewife stands,

With scrubbing brushes, dam sened cloths
And such things in her han s,

And in a rasping tone she gives
The hired girl commands.

A rag is wound around _ head
To keep her hair in pla

She has the bedclothes wildly piled
Upon the dressing case—

Her nose is skinned and there are broad
Brown streaks across her face.

From room to room she makes her way,
And madly rips and tears

Her husband helps Scuchieet the day
To run the world’s affairs,

And sadly wanders home at night
To sleep upon the stairs.

———_> 0 .___

Dr. W. E. Dockery has opened a
~ store at Upper Big Rapids. The
stock was furnished by the Hazeltine &
Perkins Drug Co.

——___~»--2-~s

S. Bogardus has embarked in the gro-
cery business at Clare. The Lemon &
Wheeler Company furnished the stock.

 

Businas Mans

Advertisements will be inserted under
this head for two cents a word the first
insertion and one cert a word for each
subsequent insertion. No advertisements
taken for less than 25 cents. Advance
payments.

BUSINESS CHANCES.

OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR MER-
chandise—120 acres of land with good build-
ings. Address 840, care Michigan ——

 

 

 

 

 

JOR SALE—BEST PAYING GENERAL

merchandise store in Michigan; stock in-

ventories $7,000. Address No. 839, care —
Tradesman.

VOR oo AN GROCERY STOUK,

-cetreag:- Te ens One of the best towns in

Northern Michigan. Address No. 848, care
Michigan Tradesman. 848

HEAP FOR CASH—A BAKERY AND

restaurant, doing a $2,000 cash business
a: in the best town in Southern Spon oy
building in first-class repair and in — location.
For a address L. K. Gay & Son,
Morenci, Mich. 847

AKERY AND RESTAURANT FOR SALE;
neat, profitable; county seat; good territory,
full stock tools and ‘utensils; soda fountain and
ice cream apparatus; good reasons. Box 28,
Mason, Mich. 846
ANTED— DOUBLE DECKER SHOW-
ease, 5 to 8 feet long. B. J. Reynolds,
Grand Rapids, Mich. 845

OR SALE AT ONCE—ONLY CROCKERY

and bazaar stock in town of $1,500; doing
good business; best opening in Southern —
gan. C.E. Wise, Quincey, Mich.

OR SALE—SECOND HAND SODA FOUN.
tain; easy terms. Charles A. Jackson, Ben-
ton Harbor, Mich. 843
JOR SALE—ESTABLISHED DRUG STORE,
about $1,800 in stock. Fixtures and furni-
ture only $200; manufacturing town with good
farm trade; population 4,000; two new factories
this spring; new railroad building this year.
Reason for selling, other interests. Address L.
G. Ripley, Three Rivers, Mich. 842

HY PAY ALL YOUR MONEY OUT FOR
rent of building and — wages when you
can get a 2-story building with capacity for 100
men and fitted with power, steam heat and
alectrie lights, for a small price, at Reed City,
Mich.? For sale—Forty acres garden land near
Port Huron and the beaches; 8 lots opposite tun-
nel station, and three houses, corner Sixth and
Pine Sts., Port Huron. Address E. King, =—
City, Mich.
OR SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTREST
in a general hardware, tinsmithing —_
lumbing —_— invoicing about $3,500, in a Eress
actory town in Southern Michigan. Ad —
No. 824. care Michigan Tradesman.
OR SALE—STORE AND DWELLING
combined and small stock of dry goods, gro-
ceries and shoes. Two miles sortuanit of Roch-
ester. Address E. C.
Mich.
FIRST-CLASS MARKET FOR RENT IN
a fine location; fully oe with all kinds
of tools, to rent or for r terms write to
Mrs. Ella Coney, 325 State > at, orn, Mich. 9833
j}OR SALE—UP-TO-DATE DRUG STORE IN
one of the best townsin Michigan. Good
reasons for selling. Address No. 826, care Michi-
gan Tradesman. 826
300 LOT, BALANCE CASH, FOR HOME IN
village = _ merchandise. 401 —, .
Grand Rapids.
OR SALE—SMALL SODA | icuieua
also steam —— roaster, cheap. Joseph
Hoare, Elk Rapids, Mich. 822
T))RUG STOCK AND FIXTURES FOR SALE;
good business in — = 5,000. Address Ww.
H. Ton, Dowagiac, Mich 776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albertson, Rochester,
835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rok SALE OR EXCHANGE—AN EXCEL-
lent fiour mill and elevator, located in city of
25,000 population, situated on asphalt street, six
blocks from business district. Capacity of mill,
80 barrels daily; excellent wheat country sur-
rounding; mill running night and day. Will sell
cheap or ‘exchange for stock of merchandise.
Owner leaving for the South and must dispose of
all business interests here immediately. Address
P. O. Box 86, Marion, Ind. 827

TOCK OF CROCKERY AND GROCERIES
for sale; about $1,800; thriving town. Ad-
dress Mrs. Thos. Johnston, Caro, Mich. 816
OR SALE—THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE SHOE
stock in a hustling manufacturing town =
3,000 inhabitants: best reasons for sellin
orofitable business. Address D., care Mich gan
radesman.

VOR SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL me
chandise and fixtures, invoicing $3,000 to
$3,500; cash discount; best farming district in
Northern Indiana; good reasons for selling.
Address No. 810, care Michigan Tradesman. 810

WILL SELL HALF INTEREST IN MY
furniture business. The goods are all new
and up-to-date; located in a om of 7,000; has
been a furniture store for thirty years; only two
furniture stores in the town. Address all cor-
respondence to No. 813, care Michigan Trades-
man.
OR SALE—A GENERAL STORE, FINE
clean stock of groceries, flour, feed and dry
faa boots and shoes, clothing and hardware,
n . new lumbering town. An exce —
pportunity fora man to step right into an
goo ed business, showing a good profit. For
information address No. 799, care Michigan
Tradesman. 799

OR SALE—BRICK HOTEL BUILDING,

three stories, forty rooms, steam heat, elec:
tric “a bar and livery; rates, + per day;
town of 2,000 population. Address Mrs —
Kohl, Quincy, ich.

OR SALE—A FIRST CLASS BOOK aan

and news agency in hustling Michigan city
of 4,500 inhabitants; price right; terms easy.
Address 836, care Michigan Tradesman.

JOR SALE—A GOOD CLEAN STOCK OF

groceries, crockery, glassware, lamps and
china, inventorying about $3,300. Will accept
$3,000 cash if taken soon; location, the best and
central in a hustling business town of 1,500 popu-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lation, fifty miles from Grand Rapids; this 16 a

= in for some one; best of reasons for selling.
ress B, care Michigan Tradesman 777

SO SALE OR RENT—TWO-STORY FRAME

store building, with living rooms attached, in

 

the village of Harrietta; possession given May 1.
a, particulars address J C. Ben Ww, =—
77

 

HE ROMEYN PARSONS CO. PAYS CASH
for stocks of merchandise, Grand Ledge,
Mich. 735
F GOING OUT OF BUSINESS OR IF YOU
have > bankrupt stock of clothing, dry goods,
or shoes, communicate with The New York
Store, Trwerss City, Mich. 728
ARTIES HAVING yet aap OF GOODS OF
any kind, a or city p rty or manu-
— plan t they Mis to sell or ex-
—— ocrrespond with the Derby & Choate
Real state Co., Flint, Mich. 709
Wax TED— MERCHANTS TO CORRE-
spond with us who wish to sell their entire
stocks for spot cash. we Purchasing
Co., 153 Market St., Chicago, 585
OR SALE—DRUG STOCK INVOICING
$2,000, in good a ae in the best town
in Western ee ian best of reasons for
selling. Address 583, nase Michigan —
man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS
ANTED—REGISTERED PHARMACIST
at once. State salary and age. Address

No. 838, care Michigan Tradesman. 838
ANTED—POSITION AS CLERK IN GEN-
eral store or manager of one or more de-

partments; long experience; good references.

Address Box 71, Station 7, Gran Rapids. 841

 

 

 

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132 East Front St., Traverse City, Mich. 832

in. Address

 

 

 

 

Traverse City, May 6—Enclosed find 84 cents
for advertisement and please do not print it
any longer as the fountain is sold and I have
had three other enquiries, all saying they had
seen the advertisement in the
Tradesman.
man if you have anything to sell.

Michigan
There is nothing like the Trades-

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MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS

Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association
President, C. E. WALKER, Bay City; Vice-Pres-
ident, J. H. HOPKINS, Ypsilanti; a?
E. A. STOWR#, Grand Rapids; Treasurer, J.
TATMAN, Clare.

 

 

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association

President, FRANK J. Dyk; Secretary, HOMER
KLAP; Treasurer, J. GEORGE LEHMAN

Detroit Retail Grocers’ Protective Association
President, E. MARKS; Secretaries, N. L.
KOENIG and F. H. CozzEns; Treasurer, C.
H. FRINK.
Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association

President, E. L. HARRIS; Secretary,
HYMAN.

CHAS.

Bay Cities Retail Grocers’ Association
President, C. E. WALKER; Secretary, E. C
Pree
Muskegon Retail Grocers’ Association
Fresident, H. B. Smiru; Secretary, D. A.
BOELKINS; Treasurer, J. W. CASKADON.

Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association
President, J. FRANK HELMER; oe WwW
H. PORTER; Treasurer, L. PELTON.
Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association
President, A. C. CLARK; Secretary, E. F.
CLEVELAND; Treasurer, WM. C. KOEHN
Saginaw Retail Merchants’ Association

President, M. W. TANNER; Secretary, E. H. Mc-
PHERSON; Treasurer, R. A. HORR.

 

 

 

Traverse City Business Men’s Association
President, 1HOS T. BATES; Secretary, M. B.
HOu.y; Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND.
Owosso Business Men’s Association

President, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T.
CAMPBELL; Treasurer, W. E. COLLINS.

Pt. Hurvas Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
President, CHAS. WELLMAN; Secretary, J. T.
PERCIVAL.

Alpena Business Men’s Association

President, F. W. GILCHRIST; Secretary, C. L.
PARTRIDGE.

Calomet Business Men’s Association
President, J. D. Cuppiny; Secretary W. H.
HOSKING.

St. Johns Business Men’s Association

‘President, THOS. BROMLEY; Secretary, a

A. PERCY; Treasurer, CLARK A. PUTT

Perry Business Men’s Association
President, H. W. WALLACE; Secretary, T. E.
HEDDLE. ee
Grand Haven Retail Merchants’ Association
President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, J. W VER-
HOEKsS.
Yale Business Men’s Association
President, CHAS. RouNnDs; Secretary, FRANK
PUTNEY.
Grand Rapids Retail Meat Dealers’ Association

President, JOHN G. EBLE; Secretary, L. J.
Katz; Treasurer, S. J. HUFFORD.

 

The things you overlooked when
our salesman visited you can be
ordered from us by telephone, tel-
egraph or letter.

They will be shipped on the
first train.

We appreciate the fact that when
you want something, you want it
right off,

Therefore, prompt shipments,

BROWN & SEHLER:

Grand Rapids,
Michigan.

 

 

Travelers’ Time Tables.

PERE MARQUETTE

Railroad and Steamship Lines.

Fast trains are operated from Grand Rapids
to Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Saginaw, Bay City,
Petoskey, Ludington, Manistee, Muskegon, Tray-
erse City, Alma, Lansing, Belding, Benton Har-
bor, St Joseph, and intermediate points, making
close connections at Chicago with trains for the
south and west, at Detroit and Toledo with
trains east and southbound. Try the ‘*Mid-Day
Flyers,” leaving Grand Rapids 12:05 noon, each
week day, arriving at Detroit 4:05 p. m. and
Chicago 5:00 p. "

H. F. Morrier, G..P. A,
W. E. WOLFENDEN, D. P.

 

 

 

 

Rapids & Indiana Railway

March 10, 1901.

GRAN

 

Going North.

ex Su. ex Su ex Su exSu

Lv Gd Rapids........ 745a 210p 1045p 520p
Ar. Cadiiige.......... 1120a 540p 210a 900p
Ar. Traverse City.... 1303p 7650p 415a
Ar. Petoskey.....-...-. 250p 915p 6 35a

 

Ar. Mackinaw City... Msp GHA .....
Trains arrive from the north at 6:00 a m, 11:30
am, 5:15 p m and 10:15 p m.
Going South.
ex Su ex Su Daily
Ly. G’d Rapids. 710a 150p 650p
Ar. Kalamazoo. 8 50a 322p 8 35p
Ar. Ft. Wayne..1210p 6 50p 11 45p
Ar. Cincinnati. 6 25p 5a
Trains arrive from the south at 6:45am and
9:10am daily, 2:00pm, 9:45pm and 10:15pm except

ex Su Daily
12 30p 11 30p
145p 1 00a
To Cnicage

Sunday.
" : Except Except Except
MUSKEGON Sunday Sunday Sunday
Ly. Grand Kapids.... 7 36am 2 05pm 5 40pm
Ar. Muskegon . 90am 3 20pm 7 00pm

Sunday train leave Grand Rapids at 9:15am.
Trains arrive from Muskegon at 9:30am,
1:30pm and 5:20pm except Sunday and 6:50pm
Sunday only.
CHICAGO TRAINS
G. R. & I and Michigan Central.

ae Except ad
TO CHICAGO Sunday Daily
Ly. G’d Rapids (Union depot) 12 30pm 11 30pm
Ar. Chicago (12th St. Station) 525pm 655am

12:30pm train runs solid to Chicago with Pull-
man buffet parlor car attached.

11:30pm train has through coach and Pullman
sleeping car.

FROM CHICAGO —— nel
Ly. Chicago (12th St. Station) 5 15pm 11 30pm
55am

Ar. G’'d Rapids (Union depot) 10 15pm
5:15pm train runs solid to Grand wen with
Pullman buffet parlor car attached.
11:30pm train has through coach and sleeping
ear.

Take G. R. & I. to Chicago

50 cents “ Mien
and Return Every Sunday

20c
CAS LIGHT

f equal to 10 or 12 coal oil lamps
anywhere if you will get the

| Write atonce Brilliant Gas Lamp.

| for Agency

} Brilliant Gas Lamp Co., 42 State, Chicago

 

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

 

A. B. KNOWLSON,

—Wholesale—
Portland Cement, Lime, Land Plaster, Stucco, Fire Brick,
AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL.
Write for delivered prices.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

TANGLEFOOT si FLY PAPER

CATCHES THE GERM AS WELL AS THE FLY.
Sanitary. Used the world ever. Good profit to sellers.
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No. 37 Cigar Case.
This is the finest Cigar Case that we have ever made. It is an elegant piece of store furniture and
would add greatly to the appearance of any store.
Corner Bartlett and South Ionia Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

IMPORTANT

Our Lowest and Latest Special Bargains

Which are only a very few of the many hundred articles in our stock on which Merchants can save
money by buying from us. Send for our Catalogue. It does the work of twenty high priced sales-
men and saves you their hotel bills, salaries, ete.

 

Mrs. Pott’s Sad Irons
Full Nickel Plated
Per set (in case lots)..... $0.62

Avon Alarm Clock

Wire End
Wood Butter Dishes
250 in a crate

Bushel Baskets
Extra Strong
Fer dozen........_... 38.85
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Two Hoop : Ib., per crate...... ---- $0.42 High grade, nickel plated
2 ib., pekr eraie....._ .... 47 ‘arranted one year
Common Wood Pails 3ib., per eraie. ....___. 57 Each a $0.54
Per doven....... $1.20 f 51b., per crate.......... -66 Se a

 

 

Diamond Reflector
Kitchen Side Lamp
With No. 2 Sun Burner and
Chimney
Per dozen, complete...... $1.80

Relief Iron Wringer
High grade, rubber rolls
Warranted, each.......$1.58

Saginaw Double Globe
Washboard
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If you have mislaid our Catalogue, send for another. We guarantee satisfaction and prompt
shipments. Send us your mail orders. Don’t wait for an agent,

 

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